[Arrest Hackers with AI!] Can't catch them even if you know who they are? The biggest barrier to cybercrime is not technology, but national borders

Investigators are using artificial intelligence to track hackers, though finding suspects does not guarantee they can be arrested. The technology can process vast amounts of data far faster than humans, including IP addresses, malware, communication logs and crypto asset transactions. By spotting shared patterns and programmes across different incidents, systems can link separate attacks to the same criminal organisation and follow ransom money. While AI analysis alone cannot identify an offender, it speeds up manual work and has helped expose international cybercrime groups and shut down their attack infrastructure. However, investigators still face major barriers when attempting to arrest suspects across national borders.