Actual attacks on journalists, Brankica Stanković, Belgrade, 22.01.2026.

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Actual attacks on journalists, Brankica Stanković, Belgrade, 22.01.2026.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Woman
  • Victim(s) name
    Brankica Stanković

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Insajder TV
  • Type of media platform
    Television
  • Source of information about the incident
    Anem

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    22.01.2026
  • City
    Beograd
  • Were authorities informed?
    Case was reported to the police
    Case was reported to the Prosecutor’s Office
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    Organized groups
  • Type of incident
    Actual attacks on journalists
  • Type of attack
    Other forms

  • Action by the authorities

  • Type of violation
    Hacker attack
    Other

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    No

The image and name of the journalist and editor of Insider, Brankica Stanković, were misused in an online fraud, which Insider reported to the Prosecutor’s Office for High-Tech Crime.

An unknown person used her photo and identity without consent in order to mislead the citizens of Serbia and induce them to invest.

The police acted quickly on the report, discovered and removed the order.