Should I report a ransomware attack?
Every ransomware incident should be reported to the U.S. government. Victims of ransomware incidents can report their incident to the FBI, CISA, or the U.S. Secret Service. A victim only needs to report their incident once to IC3.gov ensure that all the other agencies are notified.
The Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 is central place to report any internet crime such as ransomware attack, mail server compromise, website breach or denial of service event.
You can file an Internet Crime Complaint Online
Specific form to Report Ransomware:
https://ransomware.ic3.gov/default
Who can you call for help?
- Who can you call for help in Ohio? First line of help is
- Terin D Williams - This security advisor can walk you through the steps on mitigating the attack but is not allow to access your network (only State agencies)
Cyber Security Advisor for the State of Ohio
Terin.Williams@cisa.dhs.gov
614-314-7793 - The Ohio Cyber Reserve has a volunteer staff that can also assist with Cyber breaches, but they may take a day or two before responding
https://www.ong.ohio.gov/special-units/cyber/ohcr/index.html
Craig W Baker
craig.w.baker2.nfg@marmy.mil
- Terin D Williams - This security advisor can walk you through the steps on mitigating the attack but is not allow to access your network (only State agencies)
Learn More About Ransomware
Good video on Ransomware
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzpJ8Xu3lnc
Microsoft
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/security-101/what-is-ransomware
Various Government Agencies
https://www.nist.gov/itl/smallbusinesscyber/guidance-topic/ransomware
https://www.secretservice.gov/investigation/ransomware
https://www.ic3.gov/Content/PDF/Ransomware_Fact_Sheet.pdf
https://www.justice.gov/criminal-ccips/file/872766/download