Notes on document security, forgery and verification.
Practical writing from the Marksure team on secure print, phygital credentials and the verification workflows institutions rely on.
Another day. Another fake degree racket.
This time in Kerala. Hundreds of forged certificates. Multi-state arrests. Dozens of universities affected. And every time I see news like this, I feel the same thing: Anger. Not surprise. Because this problem isn’t new. We’ve just been tolerating it.
The Zero-Barrier Crime: Why Forging a Degree is Easier Than Earning One
You don't need a high-tech criminal syndicate to forge a university degree today—you just need a neighborhood print shop. The multi-million dollar counterfeit credential industry thrives on one simple, terrifying fact: we have made it economically and technologically effortless for bad actors to succeed. I have broken down exactly why traditional paper degrees offer zero cost barrier against fraud, and how we must fundamentally change the economics of credential security to finally stop it. Read the full breakdown below.
Why tamper-proof credentials matter in 2026
Forged degrees are cheaper to make than ever. Here is what actually stops them.