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Are companies required to report instances of viruses and hacks?

Hello Experts - I work for a small architectural firm in NJ and wanted to inquire about the legal issues with viruses and hacks. If we were to experience a virus infection that caused minor data loss am I required to report this to any federal or state agency? If so, where could I find information about the details of what needs to be reported and to whom? I've never heard of this outside of the financial industry but someone in my organizations executive management "heard" that this is something we are required to do.

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We've experienced two virus issues here in 2014, both were minor and I was able to take care of the related problems in short order. I can't imagine that any US state or federal regulatory/law enforcement body would take any interest at all in trying to track down the originator, especially since both appear to have come from the .ru domain. Really all I want to do is confirm that there is no legal requirement for us to report the issues to anyone, CYA.

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Don Thomson