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Cybercriminals vs law enforcement. Who is winning?

Cybercriminals vs law enforcement. Who is winning?

The worldwide successes of law enforcement against ransomware groups are increasing, and essential to that success is the international collaboration, ...

The UK’s Online Safety Bill: What’s next?

The UK’s Online Safety Bill: What’s next?

The OSB is the UK’s draft legislation for regulating online content. In our December edition, we reported that the Online Safety Bill (“OSB”) was back ...

Look smart: Preventing cyber security risks in a clean energy future

Look smart: Preventing cyber security risks in a clean energy future

There is arguably no more significant element of a nation’s critical infrastructure than its energy supply. The importance of the energy sector makes ...

Replika, a ‘virtual friendship’ AI chatbot, receives GDPR ban and threatened fine from Italian regulator over child safety concerns

Replika, a ‘virtual friendship’ AI chatbot, receives GDPR ban and threatened fine from Italian regulator over child safety concerns

The Italian Regulator (Garante) has recently issued an order banning the Replika app from processing Italian users’ data following an investigation. L ...

Data Protection: Scottish Courts consider interpretation of Schedule 2 of the DPA 2018

Data Protection: Scottish Courts consider interpretation of Schedule 2 of the DPA 2018

This recent decision of Courtney Timothy Riley v The Student Housing Company (ops) Limited saw the Scottish Courts being asked to interpret the exempt ...

Cyber Newsletter - March 2023

Cyber Newsletter - March 2023

Welcome to the March edition of our Data And Cyber Bulletin which looks at issues including recent successes by law enforcement against a major ransom ...

Software next on the agenda for UK cyber resilience

Software next on the agenda for UK cyber resilience

Following the publication of the National Cyber Strategy in late 2021, the UK government has placed cyber resilience at the forefront of UK digital an ...

Singapore: Court of Appeal rules on ‘emotional distress’ as loss or damage

Singapore: Court of Appeal rules on ‘emotional distress’ as loss or damage

The Singapore Court of Appeal has recently decided that “emotional distress” should constitute a form of loss or damage under Section 32(1) of the Per ...

Indonesia passes new legislation on Personal Data Protection

Indonesia passes new legislation on Personal Data Protection

Following weeks of growing national concern over repetitive data breaches, on 20 September 2022, the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indon ...

US Supreme Court ruling leaves uncertainty around legal privilege for forensic reports

US Supreme Court ruling leaves uncertainty around legal privilege for forensic reports

The subject of whether or not communications between breach counsel and the retained forensic experts has been much debated on both sides of the Atlan ...