New Task Force Targets Cybercrime

(CBS Connecticut) — An array of law enforcement agencies are joining forces in the state to battle criminals who operate online.
The Connecticut Cyber Task Force will include staff from local police departments, State Police, and federal agents.
FBI Supervisory Special Agent Thomas Lawler says the kinds of cybercrimes reported in the state are similar to the online crimes reported around the country.
“The number of calls the FBI is receiving in the last year or so has increasing dram