18 Apr, 2026

Portugal updates cybercrime law to exempt security researchers

Portugal has modified its cybercrime law to establish a legal safe harbor for good-faith security research and to make hacking non-punishable under certain strict conditions. First spotted by Daniel Cuthbert, a new provision in Article 8.o-A, titled “Acts not punishable due to public interest in cybersecurity,” provides a legal exemption for actions that previously were classified as illegal system […]

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