United States v. Schaffer

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Appeal for dismissal of charges in a case involving string operation by the FBI to trap the defendants while extracting military secrets from a defence contractor's network

United States v. Schaffer 586 F.3d 414 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Case Number 09-3053 Before Chief Judge Batchelder, Circuit Judge Daughtrey, and District Judge Van Tatenhove Decided on November 12, 2009 Relevancy of … Read More

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

Sumeet Golwalkar v. State of Madhya Pradesh

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

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

Sumeet Golwalkar v. State of Madhya Pradesh In the High Court of Madhya Pradesh M.Cr.C. 40800/2019 Before Justice Rajeev Kumar Dubey Decided on October 31, 2019 Relevancy of the case: Second bail application in a case involving manipulation of the … 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

Virtual Private Network (VPN): Legal or Illegal?

Garima SaxenaLaw

Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) Legal or Illegal

Myanmar’s military junta has sought to introduce a law prohibiting the use of VPNs in a move to widen its internet censorship. The proposed law stipulates imprisonment of one to three years and fines of up to 5 million Myanmar … Read More

Omanakuttan K.G. v. Union of India

TannviCase Summary

Petition for blocking WhatsApp for non-compliance with the IT Rules, 2021

Omanakuttan K.G. v. Union of India In the High Court of Kerala WP (Civil) 12585/2021 Before Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly Decided on June 28, 2021 Relevancy of the Case: Petition for blocking WhatsApp for non-compliance … Read More

Blockchain for dummies

Gitanjali SadanCyber Security, Law

Blockchain for dummies

In 2022, it will be silly to ask you if you have heard about Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, and other cryptocurrencies. A cryptocurrency is a form of digital currency that runs on Blockchain technology. Blockchain is a system for recording … Read More