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Project Description
Project Description
For this project, I had to find two recent news articles whos topics pertained to information systems/cybersecurity. I went with an article on phishing at Harvard and
Phishing Issues at Harvard University
Phishing Issues at Harvard University
This article details a phishing incident at Harvard University that happened recently. An outside party sent phishing scams to some within the database of the university. They fell for the scam, and Harvards database was access by the outside party. The exposed data includes personal contact details, donation histories and other records tied to the university's fundraising and alumni operations. This issues emphasizes how being able to detect whether or not things that are sent to you are trustworthy, and it emphasizes that even someone in Harvard can fall for a phishing scam if they arent careful.
Source Evaluation
Source Evaluation
Who published the content? - AOL (via its "CyberGuy / News" section)
Where was it published? AOL's website
When was it published? December 8th, 2025
The truthfulness and integrity of the facts: The article seems accurate and reports on a real recent event. It has some quotes and doesn't seem to overplay the incident as it does outline that not majorly sensitive data was leaked
How is it written and presented? There are a decent amount of adds in between information but it is formatted well and does inform on the incident
Dragonforce attack on Cricket
Dragonforce attack on Cricket
Dragonforce, which a russian hacker group, claims to have stolen 5.04 TB of data through a Texas-based retailer related to Cricket. They have posted a ransom and put 6 days and 16 hours for the ransom to be paid or all the information with be publicized. This ransomware attack is worrisome as those who's information was stole within the Cricket database cannot do anything but hope that the issue is resolved by Cricket. This emphasizes chooses a reliable provider as information is being collect on you all the time through your phone, and you dont want to have to deal with issues like this.
Source Evaluation
Source Evaluation
Who published the content? Stefanie Schappert
Where was it published? Cybernews.com
When was it published? December 2nd, 2025
The truthfulness and integrity of the facts: The article seems to relay the information in a straightforward and professional manner. There were other articles talking about the attack, so the information is likely factual.
How is it written and presented? The article creates awareness and is presented well, thought there are alot of adds and pop-ups which kind of taints the credibility of the news station.
Links and Citations: cybernews.com/news/cricket-wireless-mobilelink-usa-ransomware-attack-dragonforce/
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
I have always known about most of these cybersecurity problems but I didnt think about the implications on a larger scale outside of myself. It is intriguing to see how cybersecurity problems arise on a daily basis. What is also interesting is how the news reports on these things. While they are putting the facts out there, having engagement on their news articles is there focus, so they detail these issues as very problem events (to an extent). I've seen how cybersecurity within the world in important and the effects on ignorance to technology.
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