'Hogs get slaughtered': Las Vegas CEO receives bloodied pig’s head, threatening note in package with sinister messageBlake Owens, a Las Vegas CEO, received a disturbing package. It contained a bloodied pig's head and a threatening letter. The incident foll...
08 Aug, 2025, 09.34 PM IST
US lawmakers press FDA to target knockoff weight-loss drugsUS lawmakers are pushing the Food and Drug Administration to control the increasing market of fake weight-loss medications. Concerns are ri...
28 Jul, 2025, 12.13 AM IST
Did Nintendo copy "Black Myth: Wukong," the high-profile video game that earned superstar status in China? Fans vent ire on social media, want banNintendo is currently stuck in a social media storm after fans of 'Black Myth: Wukong' are enraged after a 'knockoff' of the high-profile g...
24 Dec, 2024, 02.57 AM IST
Cheaper knockoffs take shine off big wearables brandsThese products, which closely resemble the design of the Apple Watch and other premium smartwatches, are also pulling down the average sell...
23 Feb, 2024, 08.55 AM IST
David Beckham locked in secret multi-million legal battle over fake productsFootball legend David Beckham's firm DB Venture has filed a £1.58 million case against the counterfeiters who have been selling imitations ...
19 Jan, 2024, 09.56 PM IST
- Is your iPhone a clone of its clone?
Now we face another variant of this unsolved puzzle: if a planned product is cloned based on informed leaks and released before the origina...
06 Sep, 2022, 11.40 PM IST
Apple removes Wordle knockoffs from App StoreThe word game has seen a recent surge in popularity, thanks to celebs like Jimmy Fallon.
13 Jan, 2022, 09.58 AM IST
Amazon blocked 10 billion listings in counterfeit crackdownAmazon says the number of counterfeiters attempting to sell on the site rose as scammers tried to take advantage of shoppers who were buyin...
10 May, 2021, 10.27 AM IST
An app to tell fakes is now in the bag!So far only a relatively small number of canny shoppers had the domain knowledge to spot imitations, that too in a selective range of items.
10 Sep, 2017, 11.45 PM IST
Knock-on effect of China’s knock-offs?While it may be cathartic to criticise China for its prowess at knock-offs, it is hardly the first or last country to copy other nations’ l...
04 Mar, 2017, 12.53 AM IST
Alibaba heads into 2016 with knock-off reputationAlibaba has also worked with brands including Nike and Adidas to remove fake athletic shoes, watches and bags on Taobao and thousands of se...
22 Dec, 2015, 04.05 AM IST
Apple purges malicious iPhone, iPad apps from App StoreApple claims a large-scale attack has forced it to undertake a clear-out of its iOS App Store.
21 Sep, 2015, 02.48 PM IST
Snapdeal takes down fake shoe from siteRunning an online marketplace is by no means a cakewalk, especially when there is a chance that a pair of shoes shows up as a knock-off of ...
22 Apr, 2015, 01.10 PM IST
This Android tablet is a total Surface ripoffThis Android tablet has got an 11-inch screen, magnetically-attaching keyboard, kickstand coming out the back...wait, that seems familiar.
16 Jan, 2015, 10.10 AM IST
Swiss put secret bacteria in cheese to catch knockoffsThe cocktail is sent only to registered Emmental cheesemakers and does not affect the flavour.
03 Sep, 2014, 01.38 PM IST
- It's business as usual for Beijing copyright pirates
China has muffled dissidents and thinned out its notorious traffic for the Beijing Olympics, but its brazen peddlers of counterfeit goods a...
17 Aug, 2008, 11.48 PM IST
- Facebook asks US court to unplug German website StudiVZ
Facebook is asking a US court to shut down German website StudiVZ on the grounds it is an illegal "knockoff" of the online social networkin...
22 Jul, 2008, 07.51 AM IST