counterfeiting

Counterfeiting is causing annual losses of $500 billion across nearly every manufacturing sector. Scammers are proliferating fake goods, leading to widespread financial harm.

Zcash has activated the Ironwood upgrade to retire its vulnerable Orchard shielded pool and implement new safeguards against counterfeiting to protect its supply.

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of the Trump administration in an immigration case involving green-card holder Muk Choi Lau, who was placed on immigration parole after being accused of counterfeiting. The decision allows the Department of Homeland Security to initiate deportation proceedings based on suspicion of a crime for lawful permanent residents.

The US Trade Representative designated Vietnam as a Priority Foreign Country for intellectual property in the Special 301 Report, the first such designation in 13 years. The decision cites concerns including online piracy, counterfeiting, and inadequate border enforcement.

UK and European passports have been linked to restricted Chinese investors, raising concerns among critics about risks to critical national infrastructure and potential passport counterfeiting.