ABSTRACT
Cybercrime generally falls into three categories: cases in which technology is integral to the commission of a crime (child pornography); cases in which the technology is used to commit a crime (identity theft); and cases in which technology is used as an incidental aspect of a crime (data and image storage). Much of cybercrime activity spans international borders and involves thousands of people, both as perpetrators and as victims. Electronic evidence is very fragile and can be altered or destroyed by improper handling or examination. New legal challenges develop rapidly with technology including right to privacy, access to protected data, and identifying perpetrators. But, technology also helps in the investigative process with information that may lead to an arrest or prevention of a crime coming from social networking, chat rooms and web sites.
