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23 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

Financial Fraud and Scams: The Roles of Federal Law Enforcement and Financial Regulators
2025-08-26 · Resources · IF13094 · HTML available · PDF available
Geofence Warrants and the Fourth Amendment
2025-05-09 · Posts · LSB11274 · HTML available · PDF available
Law Enforcement and Technology: The “Lawful Access” Debate
2025-01-06 · Resources · IF11769 · HTML available · PDF available
The Dark Web: An Overview
2024-12-02 · Resources · IF12172 · HTML available · PDF available
Project Safe Childhood and the National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction
2024-06-14 · Resources · IF12688 · HTML available · PDF available
Disrupting Botnets: An Overview of Seizure Warrants and Other Legal Tools
2024-05-16 · Posts · LSB11165 · HTML available · PDF available
Law Enforcement Use of Artificial Intelligence and Directives in the 2023 Executive Order
2023-12-15 · Posts · IN12289 · HTML available · PDF available
School Swatting: Overview of Federal Criminal Law
2023-10-27 · Posts · LSB11063 · HTML available · PDF available
Law Enforcement and Technology: Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
2023-08-22 · Reports · R47660 · HTML available · PDF available
Cybercrime and the Law: Primer on the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and Related Statutes
2023-05-16 · Reports · R47557 · HTML available · PDF available
Justice Department’s Evolving Efforts on Ransomware
2022-12-21 · Resources · IF12294 · HTML available · PDF available
Ex-Crypto CEO Arrested on the Eve of Congressional Hearing
2022-12-21 · Posts · LSB10880 · HTML available · PDF available
Forfeiture Trail for Russian Oligarchs’ Luxury Assets
2022-10-13 · Posts · LSB10840 · HTML available · PDF available
Overview of Governmental Action Under the Stored Communications Act (SCA)
2022-08-03 · Posts · LSB10801 · HTML available · PDF available
“Hacktivists” and the Ukraine-Russia Conflict: Legal Considerations
2022-05-13 · Posts · LSB10743 · HTML available · PDF available
Cybersecurity: Deterrence Policy
2022-01-18 · Reports · R47011 · HTML available · PDF available
Law Enforcement and Technology: Using Social Media
2022-01-11 · Reports · R47008 · HTML available · PDF available
Ransomware and Federal Law: Cybercrime and Cybersecurity
2021-10-05 · Reports · R46932 · HTML available · PDF available
Van Buren v. United States: Supreme Court Holds Accessing Information on a Computer for Unauthorized Purposes Not Federal Crime
2021-07-01 · Posts · LSB10616 · HTML available · PDF available
COVID-19: Department of Justice Enforcement Against Scams
2020-07-20 · Reports · R46461 · HTML available · PDF available
Dark Web
2017-03-10 · Reports · R44101 · HTML available
Financial Services and Cybersecurity: The Federal Role
2016-03-23 · Reports · R44429 · HTML available · PDF available
Encryption and Evolving Technology: Implications for U.S. Law Enforcement Investigations
2016-02-18 · Reports · R44187 · HTML available