Peter works as a Security Administrator for SecureEnet Inc. He observes that the database server of the company has been compromised and the data is stolen. Peter immediately wants to report this crim

While the FBI investigates cybercrime in contexts such as espionage and terrorism, the U.S. Secret Service is the agency specifically designated under 18 U.S.C. Section 1030 for computer fraud investigations including data theft from corporate systems.

The U.S. Secret Service holds jurisdiction over computer fraud and related crimes under 18 U.S.C. Section 1030 and operates Electronic Crimes Task Forces (ECTFs) in field offices across the country specifically to investigate electronic and computer crimes. The Secret Service is the designated federal agency for reporting computer crimes involving financial systems, data theft, and infrastructure attacks. Contacting a local or national Secret Service office is the correct step for initiating a federal computer crime investigation.

An Incident Response Team is an internal organizational unit that manages security events within an organization - it has no law enforcement authority and cannot conduct criminal investigations.

NIST develops cybersecurity frameworks and standards (such as SP 800-61) but is a standards body with no investigative or law enforcement powers over computer crimes.