IndiaThe Supreme Court of India granted interim bail to Himanshu Pathak, a cyber-security researcher accused by the Chennai Police of unauthorized access to computer networks and extraction of insurance-related data. Pathak had previously sought to quash the chargesheet filed by the CCB Cyber Crime Police Station under Sections 66 and 43(b) of the Information Technology Act, but this was rejected by the Madras High Court. The Supreme Court requested the state of Tamil Nadu to provide details of any similar cases or criminal history against Pathak. The court also directed Pathak to appear before the Saidapet Magistrate court to submit bail bonds and allowed him to seek exemption from personal appearances. Pathak claimed he discovered vulnerabilities in the insurance company's digital infrastructure while accessing his father's policy records and reported these issues to CERT-In. The prosecution alleges that Pathak deliberately accessed the company's systems, extracted over 8000 policyholder records, and attempted to demand payment for his services.
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