Mississippi and Secret Service work on cybercrime task force

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch said Tuesday that her office has established a partnership with the U.S. Secret Service and in-state law enforcement agencies to investigate financial crimes that occur online.

A Cyberfraud Task Force is based in the attorney general’s office in Jackson.

“We’re going to go after these criminals,” Fitch said during a news conference. “We have the ability to investigate these cybercrimes, to prosecute these cybercriminals.”

She said the task force intends to create a “blanket of protection” for people and businesses targeted by online crimes.