Crime takes different forms and it's not the kind where you know crime when you see it. Criminals are slowly becoming more secretive with their operations, leaving victims naive as to what is really happening. This crime will take the form of theft, fraud, identity theft and intellectual property theft. What makes these crimes unique is that people may never know the crime occurred or the victim may have handed the information over to the criminal without ever knowing his intentions. These crimes are known as cybercrime or computer crime and are becoming prevalent in the 21st century, taking crime to new levels. The definition of cybercrime according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a crime committed by a computer or the Internet that criminals use for financial gain, reputation, or to cause fear (2010). In the case of computer crime the computer can be used as a tool to commit the crime, but computers can also be the target of the crime. Furthermore, with the popularity of smartphones, tablets and laptops, victims can be targeted from literally anywhere in the world at any time in our always-connected society. Crimes committed include identity theft, computer/network intrusion, and fraud. However, these activities can be used to promote other illicit crimes such as sex trafficking and illegal drug trafficking. One author even states that, due to the growing problem of cybercrime, there should be an agency specializing in it: “The United States should consider creating an agency dedicated to fighting cybercrime just as it did when it addressed other types of crime with the creation of the Drug Enforcement Administration…(Leithauser, 2012).” Cyber ​​crime is a growing problem and the cyber crime agency…… half of the paper…… this, so the results will show a decrease in financial losses related to cyber crime. The United States has been moving toward a technologically advanced society since the 1980s, but it appears that technology has taken off faster than cybersecurity. Threats can come from anywhere, from both domestic and international criminals. Cybersecurity threats are on the rise, but funding for programs to combat them is inadequate. With the rise of cybercrime in a technology-driven nation it becomes evident that security is no longer a want, but a grave necessity. Without increased security, attackers could cripple technology essential to our survival, but we must also thwart people who target our citizens with fraud. Crime is rapidly moving from mostly in-person acts to being driven by people armed with computers.