AA v. Persons Unknown

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Consideration of Bitcoins as property  under English law and injunction against cryptocurrency exchanges controlling the wallets containing the ransom payment

AA v. Persons Unknown [2019] EWHC 3556 (Comm) In the High Court of Justice, Business & Property Courts of England and Wales, Commercial Court (QBD) Case CL-2019-000746 Before Justice Bryan Decided on December 13, 2019 Relevancy of the Case: Consideration … Read More

Haresh Sorathia v. State of Madhya Pradesh

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Anticipatory bail application in a case involving manipulation of the e-tendering process

Haresh Sorathia v. State of Madhya Pradesh In the High Court of Madhya Pradesh M.CR.C. 34926/19 Before Justice Rajeev Kumar Dubey Decided on September 9, 2019 Relevancy of the case: Anticipatory bail application in a case involving manipulation of the … Read More

Virendra Khanna v. State of Karnataka

Samiksha UniyalCase Summary

Validity of orders directing to provide passwords and biometrics for unlocking digital devices and e-mail addresses

Virendra Khanna v. State of Karnataka In the High Court of Karnataka WP 11759/2020 Before Justice Suraj Covindaraj Decided on March 12, 2021 Relevancy of the Case: Validity of orders directing to provide passwords and biometrics for unlocking digital devices … Read More

A Beginner’s Guide to Ransomware

Srushti IyerCyber Security

In the last decade or so, cyber attacks have evolved tremendously in their size and impact. I am sure you would have come across the term ‘ransomware’ multiple times in newspapers and blog articles. Put simply, ransomware is a type … Read More

Pretty Good Privacy

Rachiyta JainCyber Forensics, Cyber Security

PGP stands for Pretty Good Privacy. It is an encryption and decryption standard used widely these days. This post will tell you what exactly a PGP is and how it works. In another post, I will tell you how to … Read More