This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. There’s been no shortage of examples in recent years of how deepfake technology can be used in alarming ways: Fraudsters recently posed as a multinational company’s CFO over video, convincing an employee to pay $25 million out of the company to the scammers. … Read more
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, numerous reports have shown the widespread use of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) against detained civilians and prisoners of war. A significant portion of this SGBV has been directed against men. While efforts for accountability for war crimes have been difficult, justice for male victims of SGBV may prove particularly challenging. … Read more
Narrowing the Member States’s Discretion under Directive 2004/80/EC On 7 November 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) provided essential clarifications for building a cohesive and protective EU-wide framework for compensating crime victims. This is not the first instance in which the Court has been called upon to address the legislative ambiguities … Read more
An emerging and little-known cybercrime operation that deploys LockBit-based ransomware has claimed 22 victims so far, according to a report by Huntress published last week. Huntress discovered that an obscure operation known as SafePay was behind two incidents targeting its customers in October 2024. Huntress was able to investigate the group and reverse engineer its … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, talk to relatives of victims of the Argentine dictatorship during a ceremony at the Santa Cruz church in Buenos Aires, on November 17, 2024. LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP On Sunday, November 17, the Santa Cruz church in Buenos Aires resounded with a collective “presente!” (“present!”), the … Read more
