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Resident urges city to consider volunteer 'cyber police force' after alleged local device compromises
Summary
At the public‑request portion of the Jan. 28 council meeting, resident Anastasia Colas described alleged local cybercrime incidents involving charger-style cables and asked the city to consider a volunteer cyber police force; she offered to volunteer and requested staff follow-up contact.
During the meeting’s public‑request period, resident Anastasia Colas said she has documented examples of cybercrime in the Boca Raton area and urged the city to consider creating a volunteer cyber police force to address threats she described, including small charger-like cables she said can allow remote access to phones and computers.
Colas said she submitted paperwork volunteering to build such a force and said she had samples and evidence but was unable to connect her presentation to the meeting screens. "I have a couple samples of evidence with me on my computer," she told the council, and asked staff to take her contact information so they could follow up. She described one class of device as an "OMG cable" that looks like a charger but, she said, can give hackers access to personal information.
Council staff asked Colas to leave contact information so staff could follow up; no staff commitment of resources or next steps was recorded on the record. The council did not take action on the request during the meeting.
