Criminals will generally not commit armed robbery at a branch of a bank these days, when they can hack into emails and access bank accounts from the relative comfort, safety and anonymity of their computer. Law enforcement agencies and consultancy companies around the world report that incidents of cybercrime are on the rise. Although statistics are not readily available, there is no reason to think that the UAE is an exception to this trend and this is borne out by our own experience of acting for clients in such matters.