Cyber Crime Squad

The FBI Tampa Cyber Crime squad investigates computer intrusions, attacks on computer systems and networks, data loss or data manipulations, Internet website defacements, Internet fraud and crimes against children. This squad is also responsible for the forensic examination and analysis of computers and computer systems.

Individuals/companies who are victims of Internet fraud are encouraged to report all Internet fraud incidents to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). The IFCC then forwards each report to the respective FBI Field Office for investigative action, if warranted. Even if no investigative action is taken on an incident, all of the reports are maintained by the IFCC in its database and all separate reports regarding one individual can later be compiled and utilized in future investigations. See here for further information about types of Internet Fraud.

The FBI Tampa Cyber Crime Squad is also very active in the local InfraGard chapter. InfraGard is a partnership between private industry and the U.S. Government (represented by the FBI), and was developed to encourage the exchange of information by the government and private sectors. Each InfraGard chapter has representatives from the FBI, private industry, the academic community and the public sector. Through direct contact with the private sector infrastructure owners and operators, information regarding cyber intrusions, exploited vulnerabilities, and infrastructure threats is shared. The Tampa Chapter of InfraGard website is http://www.tampa-infragard.org.

The Tampa Innocent Images Task Force also aggressively investigates sexual exploitation/crimes against children over the Internet.