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Financial scams
What are financial scams? Financial scams are fraudulent schemes that lead to the loss of invested assets through deception. Financial scams carried out by entities

Calculation of damages in criminal IP cases
In December 2024 Eurojust and Euipo prepared the annual report calculation of damages in criminal IP crimes using information obtained from online sources, national judgements

The ecosystem of intellectual property crime
On October 16, Europol and EUIPO published a joint strategic analysis report on enablers and impact of intellectual property crime.

Revenge porn
On August 28, the Court of Cassation filed judgment no. 33230 on revenge porn and stalking. Revenge porn: The case The appellant had been convicted

The new provisions regarding offenses related to income tax and value-added tax
The Legislative Decree on Tax Sanctions No. 87 of June 14, 2024, has been in force since June 29, 2024, and implements some of the

Seizure of messages on electronic devices
On June 28, the Court of Cassation issued a ruling concerning the seizure of messaging stored in the memory of cell phones, smartphones, or any

Directive 2024/1260 of the European parliament and of the Council of 24 April 2024 on asset recovery and confiscation
On May 2nd, Directive 2024/1260 of April 24th on asset recovery and confiscation was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Member States

The Italian Draft Law against bullying and cyber-bullying
On May 15, the Draft Law containing provisions to bolster the prevention and counteraction of bullying and cyberbullying was approved, which integrates and develops the existing provisions on the subject.

The identification through IP addresses of users who violate copyright online is lawful
National public authority responsible for combating online counterfeiting may access identification data on the basis of an IP address.

AI and Crimes: The Criminal Provisions of the Italian Draft Law on Artificial Intelligence
The 23rd of April, the Government approved the Draft Law ‘Principles regarding artificial intelligence’, which foresees, on a criminal level, a range of offenses committed

Computer Seizure: Cassation Rules for Forensic Copies of Devices
4On December 15, 2023, the Court of Cassation issued a judgment annulling with referral of the Review Court order, which upheld the probative seizure decree

Cancellation of the corporation’s conviction for workplace injury
On December 28, 2023, the Court of Cassation issued ruling no. 51455, ordering the annulment with referral of the sentence convicting a company for the

Cancellation of Employer’s Conviction for Workplace Accident
On December 28, 2023, the Court of Cassation issued ruling No. 51455, which ordered the annulment with referral of the employer’s conviction for the crime

The new crime of cyber extortion and other cybercrimes contained in the Italian Cybersecurity draft parliamentary bill
On February 16th, draft parliamentary bill no. 1717 containing provisions to bolster national cybersecurity and cybercrimes was presented to the Chamber of Deputies. The legislative

Cybersecurity enforcement in Italy
On February 16th, draft parliamentary bill no. 1717 containing provisions to bolster national cybersecurity and cybercrimes was presented to the Chamber of Deputies. The legislative