A major food scandal has bubbled up in Türkiye after the government revealed that pork and horsemeat had been found in products labelled as containing beef and chicken, along with other issues. A ...

Businesses in the UK have been warned to be on the lookout for fake £20 notes, made by placing a sticker with holograms that mimic the genuine article on prop money. A video posted on Twitter by user ...

An international crackdown on cybercriminals launching malware attacks, including ransomware, has resulted in a mass takedown of servers and websites and 20 arrest warrants. The latest phase of ...

IDs continue to be at risk from counterfeiting but optical technologies play a central role in the battle to protect people and revenues.

Fashion brand Ralph Lauren has started adding QR codes onto the labels of its products to try to prevent counterfeiting and engage with customers. The roll-out of the labels (pictured) will start with ...

Researchers have developed a lab technique for authenticating a form of speciality Italian bread made from Regiokorn, which commands premium pricing and is considered a target for food fraud.

A new three-year EU project will bring together academics, regulators and the food industry to try to fight food fraud and improve the transparency of the industry's supply chains. The EFF-CoP project ...

Smokers in the EU consumed 38.9bn illicit cigarettes in 2024, a 10.8% increase on the prior year attributed to tax rises.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that further batches of a counterfeit copy of AstraZeneca's cancer immunotherapy Imfinzi have been encountered in Iran and Türkiye. Earlier this year, ...

Contamination and adulteration of vegetable oils is a widespread problem and could be responsible for more deaths than any other form of food fraud. That's one of the conclusions of a just-published ...

As we approach the second quarter of the year, it's evident that the cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve. These shifts, while not all bad, require regular adaptation in order for organisations ...

A factory that was producing counterfeit copies of food giant Nestlé's Nescafe coffee products has been shuttered in Egypt by law enforcement. The facility in North Cairo was producing knock-off ...