The global financial infrastructure faces a critical and escalating challenge from automated teller machine (ATM) “jackpotting,” a sophisticated form of cyber-physical attack where malicious actors take control of a terminal’s internal systems to force the immediate and rapid dispensing of cash. Unlike traditional skimming, which focuses on the theft of consumer data for later fraudulent use,…
The Sovereign Cyber-Syndicate: North Korea’s 2025 Cryptocurrency Theft Surge and the Geopolitics of Digital Finance Executive Summary The year 2025 stands as a watershed moment in the history of state-sponsored cyber warfare and financial crime. It was the year the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) firmly established itself not merely as a rogue state…
Maharashtra Kidney Racket Case: A Systemic Analysis of Organ Trafficking Networks, Regulatory Failure, and Socio-Economic Exploitation (2000–2025) 1. Introduction: The Political Economy of the “Red Market” The state of Maharashtra, serving as one of India’s premier hubs for advanced tertiary healthcare and medical tourism, has simultaneously emerged as a critical node in the global illicit…
Structural Transformation of Rural Welfare: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 1. Executive Summary The introduction and subsequent passage of the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 (henceforth VB-G RAM G) represents a seminal inflection point in the…
