Internet Investigations

Since the emergence of the internet several years ago, its popularity and usage has continued to soar globally. Presently, it is estimated that over half of the world’s population (nearly 5 billion people) use the internet. Despite its glaring advantages, some challenges remain, paramount among them being security. With the rapid increase in internet usage over the years, so has the rate of cybercrimes also increased. It has been estimated that hackers attack people every 32 seconds worldwide, implying that cybercrimes are committed 2,244 times daily.
Along with co-conspirators, cybercriminals can steal information and engage in espionage, including sabotage, among others.

These and other security challenges have led to various measures, including the use of private investigation firms such as Digisec. Internet investigations span a wide range of activities that vary in scope and complexity. Evidence of cybercrimes can be found in various electronic devices in diverse legal jurisdictions (indicating the need to hire a firm that is very conversant with different UK laws such as Digisec). Websites, emails, social media profiles, chat forums, and file-sharing networks can be valuable sources of evidence in an investigation of computer-related crime. According to the US Department of Justice, some of the activities include:-

  • Tracing an internet address to a source
  • Investigations involving email
  • Investigations involving websites
  • Investigations involving the use of instant messengers (IM), chat rooms, or Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
  • Investigations involving file-sharing networks
  • Investigations involving network intrusions/Denial of service
  • Investigations involving bulletin boards, message boards, listservs, and newsgroups
  • Investigations involving juvenile suspects

All online and network communications depend on an IP address to get to their destinations. Thus, the key to investigating online and network-related crimes is to identify the originating IP address and then trace it to the source. At Digisec, our internet savvy investigators are trained to fish out all sources of evidence, corroborate statements provided by our clients and other witnesses, potentially locate a suspected cybercriminal, and help clients prepare the grounds for prosecution.

Internet Investigation FAQs

Yes. Our expert private investigators are meticulously and comprehensively trained to cover virtually all facets of internet investigation.

Yes. Once in a while, our investigators are somehow identified and harassed by cybercriminals. Most times we identify and successfully prosecute them.

We have built partnerships with law enforcement agencies all over the world, including INTERPOL and EUROPOL. The major challenge is identifying and then establishing concrete evidence against the suspect. Once the criminal is traced, arrest and prosecution are usually not a problem.