How to Report Ransomware Email

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Contact your local FBI field office.. File a report with local police to handle immediate repercussions.. Submit a complaint to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).

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Contact your local FBI field office.

Step 1

Contact your local FBI field office.

2

File a report with local police to handle immediate repercussions.

Step 2

File a report with local police to handle immediate repercussions.

3

Submit a complaint to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).

Step 3

Submit a complaint to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).

4

Report to HHS if the data included protected health information.

Step 4

Report to HHS if the data included protected health information.

5

Talk to any employees who were involved.

Step 5

Talk to any employees who were involved.

6

Take all affected equipment offline.

Step 6

Take all affected equipment offline.

7

Hire legal counsel to help determine your responsibilities.

Step 7

Hire legal counsel to help determine your responsibilities.

8

Consult law enforcement on the timing of your notifications.

Step 8

Consult law enforcement on the timing of your notifications.

9

Designate a contact person for breach-related information.

Step 9

Designate a contact person for breach-related information.

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Contact the major credit bureaus if there's a risk of identity theft.

Step 10

Contact the major credit bureaus if there's a risk of identity theft.

11

Send written notice to affected individuals and businesses.

Step 11

Send written notice to affected individuals and businesses.

12

Hire a data security expert to analyze your system.

Step 12

Hire a data security expert to analyze your system.

13

Restrict network users' permissions to download or install software.

Step 13

Restrict network users' permissions to download or install software.

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Make daily or weekly backups of the data you keep.

Step 14

Make daily or weekly backups of the data you keep.

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Keep your software and operating systems updated.

Step 15

Keep your software and operating systems updated.

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Create a written plan to respond to any future attacks.

Step 16

Create a written plan to respond to any future attacks.

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