Cyber Monday didn't quite work out for hundreds of websites selling counterfeit merchandise. Europol says American and European authorities seized control of more than 700 of them. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting Director John Sandweg says the operation's goal was to stop counterfeiters from taking advantage of holiday shoppers on the year's busiest online day. ICE's Homeland Security Investigations unit teamed with the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center plus 10 foreign law enforcement agencies. Common stuff sold on the sites included headphones, sports jerseys, grooming products, shoes and electronics. 297 of the sites were hosted in the U.S.
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