Counterfeit Cruzer mini USB Flash drives surface in US and Canada

Iria · Nov 19, 2005, 12:24 AM

Chicago (IL) - Sandisk today confirmed that counterfeit Cruzer mini USB Flash drives have appeared in the North American market. The company said that the problem occurs "on a very small scale" and that it works with law enforcement to detect the source of fake Sandisk drives.

At this time, the counterfeit Cruzer minis appear to be limited to a 1 GByte version. Users apparently can identify such devices only after unwrapping the drives, as drive design and packaging is identical with the original drives. However, the copied versions do not carry any software and Sandisk's CruzerLock software denies to be installed on a counterfeit device.
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Tipstaff · Nov 19, 2005, 06:09 AM

Well soab.. that explains why the mofo wouldn't work.

Nov 19, 2005, 12:24 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Counterfeit Cruzer mini USB Flash drives surface in US and Canada Chicago (IL) - Sandisk today confirmed that counterfeit Cruzer mini USB Flash drives have appeared in the North American market. The company said that the problem occurs "on a very small scale" and that it works with law enforcement to detect the source of fake Sandisk drives. At this time, the counterfeit Cruzer minis appear to be limited to a 1 GByte version. Users apparently can identify such devices only after unwrapping the drives, as drive design and packaging is identical with the original drives. However, the copied versions do not carry any software and Sandisk's CruzerLock software denies to be installed on a counterfeit device. __________ Read More / Source: TG Daily

Nov 19, 2005, 06:09 AM	#2
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