The first step in bringing cybercriminals to justice is to report cybercrime when it occurs.
It is true that cybercrime can be difficult to investigate and prosecute because it often crosses legal jurisdictions, including international borders. Criminals often disband their online criminal operations and launch new operations with new approaches quickly. This constant change means that authorities often work one step behind hackers.
However, criminals do not own the Internet: responsible digital citizens like you do. Authorities have improved their skills since the first viruses, malware and phishing attacks. Today, federal, state and local law enforcement is highly focused on becoming more sophisticated in the fight against cybercrime. Billions of dollars in resources are devoted to preventing, stopping, and investigating cyber threats. Laws continue to be enacted that give more power to federal, state, and local authorities to bring cyber criminals to justice and show the world that no crime goes unpunished, even on the Internet.