Ever since the rise of technology, cyber technology has given new ways for offenders to attack their victims. In the past, crime would mostly be commited in person or face to face, such as armed robbery, threatening, and physically staking an individual. While all of these crimes still occur to this day, the advancement of cyber technology has allowed criminals to commit these crimes and other crimes that specifically relate to the technological realm much more easily due to the anonymity it provides. An example of this would be how cyberstalking has been on the rise since the development of technology, as well as data and identity theft. This can cause great harm to the people and/or companies that fall victim to these crimes and can damage them negatively to a great extent. Because such criminals can easily hide behind a fake profile or maintain a level of anonymity, it is much harder to detect and identify a person committing crimes within the cyberspace than it is when dealing with a physical crime. Luckily, the goverment, particularly the U.S. Department of Justice, have taken much notice to this and aim to treat these cybercrimes and cybercriminals with the same level of concern and responsibility as the physical crimes and criminals are regarded, especially since many people, businesses, and organizations within modern society have an increasing reliance on technology and are, in turn, making these cybercrimes and criminals more prevalent. For instance, digital footprints left by such offenders can be used as forensic evidence and accurately identify as well as convict a person of a cybercrime. Along with digital footprints, law enforcement and criminologists can also use other advanced digital techniques to apprehend the offenders and bring them to justice. In summary, it is evident that the development of technology has significantly impacted the way offenders attack their victims, and how just as much harm can be done to someone online as it can in person.