A public policy expert mapped global cybercrime laws to develop a five-point framework for protecting ethical hackers and good-faith security research.

In August, a little-known United Nations committee of 15 countries, formed at Russia’s urging, gathered in New York City to finish drafting the text of the first U.N. treaty on cybercrime. The treaty ...

In the United States, the average cost of a data breach reached a record high of over $10 million. For small businesses, over 60% of breached companies reported financial impacts exceeding $250,000, ...

The U.N. General Assembly plans to vote on the United Nations Convention Against Cybercrime in December. Some critics are concerned about the treaty’s jurisdiction and human rights implications. The U ...

The legal landscape for international cybersecurity operations received a major reinforcement this month as the Cyber Law Toolkit, the world’s leading interactive resource for international cyber law, ...

On 3 August, the National Cybercrime Unit sentenced journalist Chahana Takiou to one year in prison, six months of which were suspended. Takiou was arrested on 8 June in connection with comments he ...

The connectivity of a digitized world has allowed human rights defenders and journalists who have faced persecution to continue their work from countries other than their home countries. However, the ...

Historically, cybercriminals have always had an edge over law enforcement. It may take a few hours to steal thousands of credit cards after exploiting a SQL injection flaw, but the subsequent ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide the following comments on the “[Draft] Policy on Cyber-enabled Crimes under the Rome Statute (March 2025)” (hereafter “draft policy”) of the ...

Cybercrime poses serious threats and financial costs to individuals and businesses in the United States and worldwide. Reports of data breaches and ransomware attacks on governments and businesses ...