Cyber Gangs Aren't Afraid of Prosecution

By Ilia Kolochenko for Dark Reading
Thursday, October 17, 2024

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Historically, cybercriminals have always had an edge over law enforcement. It may take a few hours to steal thousands of credit cards after exploiting a SQL injection flaw, but the subsequent investigation and prosecution of the cybercriminals can take years — and still fail.

Europol described the challenges in investigating and prosecuting cybercrime — the collection and preservation of digital evidence, difficulty tracing and identifying attackers, and legal and judicial hurdles associated with cross-border investigations — back in 2019. These challenges remain relevant in 2024.

Challenges That Law Enforcement Faces

While many countries have one or more specialized law enforcement agencies (LEAs) or police units capable of investigating cybercrime, the general trend is to commingle computer-enabled crimes (cybercrimes) with cyberattacks and send them all to a single agency. Read Full Article