Cybercrime Overview

Cybercrime encompasses a wide range of criminal activity involving computers, networks, mobile devices, and digital technologies. These offenses may target individuals, businesses, government agencies, or critical infrastructure and often cross local, state, national, and international jurisdictional boundaries.

Cybercriminals use a variety of methods to commit fraud, steal sensitive information, disrupt operations, extort victims, and gain unauthorized access to systems and accounts. Common cybercrime categories include phishing and social engineering schemes, business email compromise, ransomware attacks, network intrusions, identity theft, online fraud, cryptocurrency-related crimes, account takeovers, and data breaches.

As technology continues to evolve, cyber threats have become increasingly sophisticated and can have significant financial, operational, and personal impacts on victims. Effective cybercrime investigations often involve digital forensic analysis, evidence preservation, intelligence gathering, and collaboration among law enforcement agencies, and private-sector partners.

To help educate and protect our community, we have compiled a resource page covering common cybercrimes, emerging scams, prevention strategies, reporting resources, and practical cybersecurity tips. These resources are intended to help individuals and organizations recognize potential threats, take preventative measures, and report suspected cybercrime incidents when they occur.

We have compiled a helpful resource page for common scams and cyber crimes our department investigates.