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Article: Computer Forensics
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- World of Forensic Science
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Computer Forensics
Computers are often used in crime, whether to plot a terrorist attack, contact children for sexual abuse, commit bank or credit card fraud, or other
crimes. Some crimes cannot actually be committed without a computer, such as hacking into company records. Others are just made easier by using a computer, such as sexual predators who can anonymously search for under-age victims on Internet chat sites. Whatever role the computer played, the machine can be seen as a crime scene in its own right. The police will often seize a computer if they suspect it holds
evidence
of an illegal act. They will then take it to a specialized forensic laboratory for examination. ...