Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Citing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of revenue at stake, a U.S. senator is pushing DHS to work closely with a popular U.S. sporting apparel maker to combat counterfeiting. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) sent a letter on Sept. 21 to DHS secretary Janet…
Calif. police get training on ID-ing counterfeit bills
Chico Enterprise-Record ORLAND, Calif. — With concern high over a rash of counterfeit money showing up in the last several weeks, Orland police have arranged for merchants and private citizens to attend free training on how to spot bogus bills. Two 90-minute classes will be offered on Friday, one at…
NDAA May Put Contractors in Prison for Counterfeit Parts
What U.S. Corporations Want From China Policy Kenneth Rapoza Contributor Defense Shares Will Fare Well in 2012, But Then What? Loren Thompson Contributor Oracle To Pay $199.5M To Settle Charge It Ripped Off Uncle Sam (Updated) Eric Savitz Forbes Staff The recently enacted National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 (NDAA)…
Beware of counterfeit luxury items online, BBB warns
Here is a roundup of alleged cons, frauds and schemes to watch out for. Counterfeit luxury items — Bargain hunters should take extreme care when shopping for discounted brand-name merchandise on the Internet, the Better Business Bureau said in a recent bulletin. Websites such as Craigslist and EBay have been…
FICO Data Analysis Shows Counterfeit Card Fraud Has Fallen Sharply in Europe
LONDON , Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – FICO (NYSE: FICO – News), the leading provider of analytics and decision management technology, today released its analysis of data showing that major shifts have occurred … View full post on credit card fraud – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National…
Cyber Monday shutdown: FBI seizes 150 sites selling counterfeit goods
The FBI shut down 150 websites authorities said they believed were selling counterfeit goods. The theft of intellectual property, to… View full post on homeland cyber – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Police take down 2,000 .co.uk domains selling counterfeit goods
Police have suspended 2,000 .co.uk domains that were being used to rip off consumers with counterfeit goods. The Metropolitan Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) said the sites had been used to pass of a number of popular brands such as Ugg, Nike, GHD, and Tiffany as the genuine article under…
Morning Security Brief: Securing Haj from Disease, Employee Credit Checks, Counterfeit Military Parts, and More
11/09/2011 – ►The Saudi health minister on Wednesday announced that precautions taken before Haj, the pilgrimage to Mecca, and the largest pilgrimage in the world, helped the event take place with no cases of infectious disease or cases requiring quarantine. In addition to screening foreign pilgrims upon entering the country,…