In recent years, data creation has grown exponentially. While most of this data is innocuous, a small amount of it can help federal, state, and local government agencies solve crimes. At the same time, criminals are using technology in more sophisticated and harmful crimes involving gambling and child pornography on the dark web, and abusing programs intended to help people, most recently through COVID relief fraud. To keep up with these criminal advancements, investigators must have the right tools to be able to meet today’s challenges.