Top Technologies Enabling Criminals to Accelerate Crime and Evade Detection GenAI technologies have made it easier for criminals to produce convincing text, video and audio content, significantly fueling fraudulent and criminal activities. More than half (55%) of LEAs say GenAI-powered chatbots are the top technology enabling criminals, while 38% point to the growing use of deepfake videos and audio produced by GenAI tools. LEAs also highlight several technologies that help criminals operate under the radar. 54% cite group messaging apps, such as Telegram and Discord, which criminals are increasingly using both for communications as well as for buying and selling malware, stolen data, illegal goods and illicit services. 40% identify satellite communications as a key enabler allowing criminals to evade detection, due to increasingly affordable and accessible satellite services such as Starlink. 31% point to the role of cryptocurrencies, which allow criminals to conduct financial transactions and launder illegal gains with seeming anonymity. LEAs that are rarely or never able to effectively resolve investigations overwhelmingly view group messaging apps as a significant driver of crime (83%), as seen in Figure 2. This indicates that LEAs lacking the necessary technology solutions to address criminal activities on these platforms face increased challenges in their investigations. Top Technologies Enabling Criminals Group Messaging Platforms as a Top Crime Enabler in Relation to Ability of LEAs to Successfully Resolve Investigations Figure 1 Figure 2 Gen AI chatbots Group messaging apps Satellite phones & satellite internet GenAI-created deepfakes Ransomware as a service Cryptocurrencies Drones Always Often Sometimes Rarely or never * Question allowed more than one answer and as a result, percentages will add up to more than 100% 43% 44% 63% 83% | 2025 Law Enforcement Outlook 8 55% 54% 40% 38% 38% 31% 22%