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Hacked health firm HCRG demanded journalist ‘take down’ data breach reporting, citing UK court order

A US cybersecurity journalist, going by the pseudonym Dissent Doe, has refused to comply with a UK court-ordered injunction, which demanded the removal of two articles related to a ransomware attack on UK healthcare firm HCRG. The journalist argues that as a US-based entity, DataBreaches.net is not subject to UK jurisdiction and that the reporting is protected under the First Amendment. The case highlights how UK law can be used to attempt to suppress online reports unfavorable to corporate interests, raising issues around internet censorship.

Source: techcrunch.com –

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