Manhattan DA: Internet is the 21st Century Crime Scene

New York County district attorney Cyrus Vance indulged in a bit of nostalgia on Thursday, reminiscing about his days as a young prosecutor in the 1980s, when “cybercrime” meant “stealing someone’s computer,” and a crime scene was the space inside of the yellow tape on a street corner.

These days, Vance said, “The internet is our 21st century crime scene.”

In a talk titled “Cybercrime: Crossing Borders and Sectors,” delivered at the second annual Big Law Business Summit Thursday morning in midtown Manhattan, Vance stressed the need for cooperation.

“It really lays bare the limits of traditional prosecutor approaches,” Vance said. ...