The global black market for mobile phones has been growing rapidly and this site has been set up to help consumers spot a fake and avoid being ripped off.
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Is your new iPhone fake or original? Here's how to find out zeenews.india.com/technology…
iPhone fake or original? How to check genuine Apple iPhone Via @httech tech.hindustantimes.com/mobi…
Counterfeit #mobile phones and accessories impact governments, brand-owners and consumers alike - all while lining the pockets of organised crime.
We invite you to join this important @ITU & MWF webinar to learn about ways to address this problem. buff.ly/33i9uhk
ALT a graphic image of the joint webinar of ITU and MWF on "Combating counterfeit and irregular mobile devices: how to address the problem" on 31 May 2021
Introducing an open-source Device Identification, Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS) to tackle counterfeit, illegal, lost and stolen devices involves many stakeholders to ensure a smooth and efficient implementation. Read full details: bit.ly/3rdBoVh
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Device Identification, Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS) is a open-source server-based software platform intended to address counterfeit, illegal and stolen mobile devices in a country. Read the case study here: bit.ly/3rdBoVh
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IMEI's are meant to be unique for each and every device. Here's how counterfeiters try to get around this - but with the DIRBS they quickly meet their match. Read the case study here: bit.ly/3rdBoVh
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The introduction of DIRBS helped achieve several of PTA’s policy objectives. Since the introduction of DIRBS 53 million IMEIs have been blocked with 24.3 million of these being fake IMEI’s. Read the case study here: bit.ly/3rdBoVh
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Find out how DIRBS helped Pakistan overcome the issues of counterfeit, illegal and stolen mobile devices. Read the case study here: bit.ly/3rdBoVh
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Production of mobile phone handsets in Bangladesh has caused the grey market of illegal and fake mobile to shrink bdnews24.com/business/2021/0… #fake #counterfeit #mobile #phones #greymarket
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We bought a fake iPhone and it attacked our network – see the results here: buff.ly/2IQKoOZ
#TBT #InfoSec #Malware #CyberSecurity
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Read common scenarios where #IMEIs are altered & find out how operators within the mobile ecosystem can address duplicate IMEIs, here: buff.ly/2PN0Wss
#DeviceVerification #CyberSecurity #MNO
Chinese Tecno mobile phone manufacturer sold thousands of smartphones with malware to Africa tuko.co.ke/376761-chinese-te…
RDC : L’ARPTC lance la traque contre les #téléphones #mobiles #contrefaits dès le 24 septembre 2020 zoom-eco.net/a-la-une/rdc-la…
Samsung, Apple, Xiaomi are the three most-faked smartphone brands in China gizmochina.com/2020/04/14/sa… via @gizmochina #fake #counterfeit #China #consumer #safety
NCC Approves 1,492 Phones for Nigeria, But no iPhone 11 and Samsung s10 technext.ng/2020/02/20/ncc-h… via @technextdotng
This fake Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus almost looks like the real one techradar.com/news/this-fake… @desireathow #fake #counterfeit #phones
Inexpensive, unpatched phones put billions of users’ privacy at risk arstechnica.com/?post_type=p… #privacy #substandard #phones #consumer #safety #fakes
'Zero Day Attack': NCC Warns Nigerians Against Using #Substandard #Phones, Tablets | Sahara Reporters saharareporters.com/2019/08/… via @AddThis #Nigeria #fakes #counterfeit #customer #safety
Malware-ridden counterfeit phones place consumers, companies in harm’s way securityboulevard.com/2019/0… via @securityblvd #counterfeit #fake #malware