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The first criminally prosecuted computer crime case (as mentioned before) took place in1966.
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First crimes cases involving computers, mainly financial fraud
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Rockwell International installs the first fingerprint reader at the FBI. In 1979, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police implements the first actual automatic fingerprint identification system (AFIS).
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FBI Magnetic Media Program created... this later becomes the Computer Analysis and Response Team (CART)
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The first computer forensics training course appeared around 1989 (University of North Texas),
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International Organization on Computer Evidence (IOCE) formed
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The G8 countries declared that "Law enforcement personnel must be trained and equipped to address high-tech crimes" in the Moscow Communiqué of December.
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In March G8 appointed IICE to create international principles for the procedures relating to digital evidence
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First FBI Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory established
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It appears that by 2007 the term ‘computer forensics’ became commonly accepted, and often used in a broader sense in relation to devices which are, strictly speaking, not computers.
