This is the eighth issue of the Cybercrime Judicial Monitor (CJM), published yearly, and distributed to judicial and law enforcement authorities active in the field of combating cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime.

The first section covers legislative developments in the area of cybercrime, cyber-enabled crime and electronic evidence in 2022. It covers adopted legislation (e.g. the Digital Services Act) as well as ongoing procedures (e.g. the Artificial Intelligence Act).

The judicial analysis section presents summaries of court rulings from various EU Member States and non-EU countries. In 2022, several European countries reported court rulings on the culpability of persons operating darknet marketplaces and the use of captured encrypted communication data.

The third section covers data retention developments. In the past year, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) concluded three preliminary rulings, providing additional guidance concerning the implementation of (supranational) data retention rules in European countries.

The last section is dedicated to this issue’s topic of interest – e-evidence. The adoption of legislation in this area is a significant step forward for access to digital information in cross-border criminal investigations and prosecutions.

All issues of the Cybercrime Judicial Monitor are available here.