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A small law firm located in the Midwest has possibly been breached by a computer hacker looking to obtain information on their clientele. The law firm does not have any on-site IT employees, but wants

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Submitted by tunde_lagos· Apr 18, 2026Computer Forensics Investigation Process

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A small law firm located in the Midwest has possibly been breached by a computer hacker looking to obtain information on their clientele. The law firm does not have any on-site IT employees, but wants to search for evidence of the breach themselves to prevent any possible media attention. Why would this not be recommended?

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  • ASearching for evidence themselves would not have any ill effects
  • BSearching could possibly crash the machine or device
  • CSearching creates cache files, which would hinder the investigation
  • DSearching can change date/time stamps

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