Cyber Law & Digital Privacy
Cybercrime, landmark judgments, AML and digital evidence. New posts every week.
The Sponsorship Offer Looked Real. It Came From a Known Brand. It Asked for One Thing: Sign In With Google.
Key Facts Direct Answer YouTube creators are being targeted by a sophisticated phishing campaign that uses fake sponsorship offers to hijack their…
The AI Agent Was Trying to Help. It Posted 13,000 Internal Screenshots to Public GitHub.
Key Facts Direct Answer AI coding agents have been posting sensitive internal screenshots to public GitHub repositories — not because they were…
The “80s Retro AI Photo” Trend Is a Biometric Data Harvesting Operation: What India’s Aadhaar Fraud Cases Reveal
Key Facts Direct Answer The viral “80s retro AI photo” trend is not just a privacy risk. It is a biometric data…
AI Smart Glasses and the Enforcement Gap: Legal Framework, Regulatory Roadmap, and Practical Compliance
Key Facts Direct Answer AI smart glasses have exposed a critical enforcement gap in Indian privacy law. While the legal framework exists…
ABSCAM: The FBI Sting That Exposed Political Corruption and Reshaped Undercover Operations
Key Facts Direct Answer On February 2, 1980, the FBI revealed ABSCAM, a high-level undercover sting operation targeting public corruption. The investigation…
Thai Mobile Attacks Surge 127% Despite Highest Cybercrime Awareness in Asia-Pacific: The Case for Embedded Security
Key Facts Direct Answer Mobile-device attacks in Thailand surged 127% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, despite Thai consumers recording the…
Cybercrime as National Security: The Indo-Pacific Response to Scam States, Trafficking, and Digital Threats
Key Facts Direct Answer Cybercrime is no longer viewed primarily as a law enforcement challenge — it is increasingly seen as a…
Bank of Baroda Data Breach: 100,000–300,000 Customer Records Allegedly Leaked on Dark Web After Employee Email Compromise
Key Facts Direct Answer On 25 July 2026, the hacking group TripleX posted a massive cache of Bank of Baroda data on…
Silence and Security: The Hidden Risks of Digital Disconnection at Spiritual Retreats
Key Facts Direct Answer Spiritual retreats that encourage digital disconnection offer profound benefits — silence, presence, and deep reflection. But when participants…
Kudankulam Nuclear Plant Data Breach: 19,000 Files Leaked After Ransomware Attack on Reliance Infrastructure Server
Key Facts Direct Answer A ransomware group known as World Leaks (or World Lix) has published thousands of files linked to India’s…