Cyber identity: The Password for Assigning Criminal Responsibility

In the present era, with the advancement of technology and communication devices, we are witnessing a significant presence of users in cyberspace. A mysterious and endless space with unique features that can appeal to any taste. The increase in cybercrime reflects the special interests of criminals in these features, which include, anonymity and the presence of uninformed victims. In using punishment as their first means of defense against cybercriminals, human societies face the challenge of not identifying the culprit. However, the fact is that cybercriminals have stepped into the realm of space and have no known identity. With the help of technology, the criminal justice system can track the accused's left footprint and, by obtaining a cyber identity and linking it to the available information on how the accused accesses the Internet, it identifies their legal identity in real space, and so imposes criminal responsibility on them for criminal behavior. Decryption of the connection between technology and criminal law is possible in the first step of the cybercrime investigation process, in other words, the accused can be identified with the help of the Internet Protocol or IP.