Scene of the Cybercrime: Computer Forensics Handbook

Fighting Cybercrime on a Global Scale • Appendix 683

“Technical Contact” section could contain the same information as the

“Registrant” section, but in this case, another company is used to take care of the

site’s technical issues.The results often provide phone numbers, fax numbers, and

e-mail addresses to contact both. Using this information, you can obtain valuable

contact information and data about where additional information about the site’s

owner can be obtained.

At least, that’s the way it works in an ideal world. In reality, you might find

that the information you obtain through a Whois search is not as useful as you’d

like. Cybercriminals who ...