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A security research group has found a major issue with counterfeit Apple products on Instagram. Over 163 counterfeiters were found in a month, with one earning over $140,00 in a day. Apple has a team that has taken down over a million listings last year alone. Andrea Stroppa, a cybersecurity researcher, had an iPhone charger explode on her. As reported by Bloomberg, the investigation that she and her colleagues launched afterward revealed some shocking results. Stroppa and his colleagues at Ghost Data Team, a cybersecurity, social-media research firm, looked into the incident and found he was...

17 March 2021, 1:40 am EDT By Apple Anti-Counterfeit Team Removes Over a Million Listings for Fake Apple Products on Instagram and Other Marketplaces  ( Screenshot From Redskull YouTube ) Apple currently has a whole team of dedicated experts that all focus solely on trying to ferret out certain counterfeit products and stop them from generally being sold. Apple has recently shared the tidbit in a certain statement to Bloomberg on a certain piece about counterfeit i...

Stroppa’s interest in the Apple product situation began last year when the charger exploded while he was on vacation at Capri, Italy. — Background photo created by jcomp - www.freepik.com A simple, daily gesture like charging an iPhone turned into a life-threatening task for Andrea Stroppa, a cybersecurity researcher. The charger that exploded after he borrowed it from a friend, Stroppa discovered, was a counterfeit Apple Inc product bought through an unofficial channel on Instagram. Stroppa and his colleagues at Ghost Data Team, a cybersecurity, social-media research firm, looked into th...

Close icon Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images Apple removed over one million listings for counterfeit and fake products in 2020, a spokesperson said.  Vendors are using Instagram to sell counterfeit iPhone batteries, accessories, and cables, a study found. Apple has a team of experts working to remove counterfeit products on sites like Instagram, where Chinese vendors are running a multi-million dollar business selling fake products, a new study f...