The most common method for stealing is sending electronic copies of documents and files to personal email accounts. -Personal Computer World, February 20, 2004
One in 10 UK legal firms has suffered an IT security failure, and one in 20 has lost a client because of it. -vnunet.com, June 7, 2004
Reports of online identity theft scams known as "phishing" attacks were up again in December, when more than 1,700 active phishing websites were reported, a 10% jump from the previous month, according to data released Thursday by the Anti-Phishing Working Group. –Network World, 2005

These crimes include fraud, electronic phishing schemes, intellectual property theft, external threats against organizations, and the sale of illegal substances and online goods.

In many cases, it is not obvious the significant role computers play in criminal cases. They easily can contain evidentiary significance to lawyers, internal corporate investigators, and law enforcement officials, since criminals may store business contact information on their computers that is helpful to an investigation. Computer systems can also be the target of an offense. When this occurs, the system's confidentiality, integrity, and/or availability are attacked.

Vance's digital experts work with you to keep pace with technological advances and develop preventative measures to protect and recover information. From online open source intelligence gathering to computer forensics and digital investigations, Vance has the technological expertise, experience, and electronic capabilities to handle the most complex information breaches and digital investigations. Vance understands that in criminal and civil actions, recovered email messages or other electronic files are the key to an electronic evidence case. The Vance computer forensic experts work to confidentially recover, extract, safeguard, and analyze data from computer storage devices and to package findings into reports and testimony used as leverage or proof during legal proceedings.