Security TSA fail: Man arrested for stealing boarding pass QR codes with his phone's camera Used picture of one passenger's pass to get through TSA and another to board the plane By Cal Jeffrey, March 21, 2024, 3:43 PM 8 comments
Tech Culture Apple Counterfeiters caught in multimillion-dollar iPhone repair scheme They face 20 years behind bards By Rob Thubron, February 21, 2024, 9:49 AM
Industry Tech Culture Thousands of fake HDMI cables seized in a single day in Taiwan Did you know HDMI is a brand, and not just a product type? By Alfonso Maruccia, November 30, 2023, 3:53 PM
Electronics Tech Culture Spotting counterfeits: Looking inside electronics using a CT scan It's what's on the inside that counts In brief: Half-decent attempts at knockoff electronics usually focus on trying to match the outward appearance of the original as closely as possible to avoid detection. Under the hood, however, it's a whole different ballgame. Full story By Shawn Knight, November 9, 2023, 2:30 PM
Apple Security Apple adds hidden watermarks to iPhone 15 boxes to verify authenticity You'll need a UV light to see it By Shawn Knight, September 22, 2023, 12:25 PM
Tech Culture Italian cheesemakers chip their parmesan to combat the $2 billion counterfeiting industry If it's not made in northern Italy, then it's not real parm By Cal Jeffrey, August 22, 2023, 1:56 PM 7 comments
Hardware Watch out for fake Samsung 980 Pro SSDs that are priced too good to be true Deal only with reputable sellers By Shawn Knight, March 20, 2023, 12:45 PM 9 comments
Hardware Third-party Walmart vendor found selling bogus 30TB SSDs The same scam was discovered on at least one other online retailer By Cal Jeffrey, August 30, 2022, 4:34 PM 19 comments
The Web Tech Culture Florida man arrested for selling $1 billion in fake Cisco hardware online The fraudster also sold to schools, hospitals, and government agencies By Adrian Potoroaca, July 10, 2022, 9:07 AM 21 comments
The Web NFT marketplace suspends transactions due to flood of fakes One of the many risks associated with NFTs By Rob Thubron, February 14, 2022, 6:31 AM 13 comments
Tech Culture Apple Man who conned Apple out of $1 million worth of iPhones receives 26-month sentence That's 26 months time served By Rob Thubron, February 2, 2022, 7:56 AM
Tech Culture Apple U.S. customs has seized over 360,000 fake AirPods in 2021 alone Interest in Apple's AirPods seems to be driving a huge surge in counterfeit wireless earbuds By Joe White, July 18, 2021, 11:32 AM
The Web Tech Culture Amazon launches lawsuit against influencers over sale of fake goods on its website "Hidden links" were used to sell the dupes By Rob Thubron, November 13, 2020, 7:44 AM
Tech Culture U.S. Customs seizes 2,000 OnePlus Buds thinking they were "counterfeit" AirPods Now hiring: Tech savvy self-starter who can read a package label By Cal Jeffrey, September 14, 2020, 4:10 PM 12 comments
Industry The Web Amazon's Counterfeit Crimes Unit aims to bring fraudsters to justice Consumer trust is everything, especially in e-commerce By Shawn Knight, June 25, 2020, 9:11 AM
Hardware Industry China seems to have a problem with counterfeit Intel CPUs Intel not inside By Eric Hamilton, April 22, 2020, 8:19 AM 9 comments
Industry Tech Culture US and China sign trade deal that'll help cut down on counterfeit and pirated goods Keeping fake listings off e-commerce platforms By Shawn Knight, January 15, 2020, 3:54 PM 7 comments
Apple FBI arrests 14 in connection to $6 million counterfeit iPhone scam The 76-count DoJ indictment lists 17 defendants, but three are still being sought By Cal Jeffrey, November 14, 2019, 1:50 PM
The Web Industry Amazon rolls out Project Zero, a three-pronged approach to curbing counterfeits Amazon is empowering brands to help cut back on sales of counterfeit goods By Shawn Knight, February 28, 2019, 12:32 PM
Electronics Science IBM builds verification tool to spot counterfeit goods at microscopic level Authenticity checks in the palm of your hand By Greg Synek, May 23, 2018, 7:32 AM
Industry Amazon fights against counterfeit OtterBox and Vera Bradley products Damage control against angry sellers By Greg Synek, March 9, 2018, 11:13 AM 7 comments
Apple Mobile Chinese national pleads guilty to selling over 40,000 fake Apple products in the US He made $1.1 million from selling the counterfeit goods By Rob Thubron, February 5, 2018, 8:32 AM
Trivia Hardware In 2010, Newegg sold 300 counterfeits of what processor? Misspelled words on the box and inside the box was a piece of metal with a real looking heat spreader By TechSpot Trivia, October 25, 2017, 8:57 AM
Hardware The Web Amazon has been sending fake Ryzen CPUs to buyers Customers received doctored Intel Celeron chips instead of AMD's products By Rob Thubron, July 18, 2017, 8:00 AM 29 comments
Industry Security Graphene may be used to thwart counterfeiting Technology should be available next year By Cal Jeffrey, July 5, 2017, 4:15 PM 7 comments