Privacy & Cyber security in the news 

This article was about how the Hasbro toy company had they system hacked. They went on to explain how it affected their shipping and delivery of their products. They have filed a complaint with the SEC when the breached was discovered on March 28. They assured their vendors that although delivery will most likely be delayed, they were still coming. They are unaware at the time if the hackers are still in the system but said they have taken their systems offline for the time being and will invest in better cyber protection for their company. 

Source Evaluation: 

• Who published the content?: Imran Rahman-Jones 

• Where was it published?: BBC

• When was it published?: April 1, 20206

• The truthfulness and integrity of the facts: know for mostly factual reporting, quotes from company itself 

• How was it written and presented?: minimal ads, written to inform 

• Links and Citations: included a link to the SEC filing 

In this article they were explaining how Kettering Health was hit with a Ransome ware attack. How they attackers claimed they downloaded 941 GB and would release all the information if not paid. There were 500 patients that were affected and the company was forced to moved everything to pen and paper for the time being. The UK is trying to make to so that companies have to report each year that they are staying up to date with IT protocols to ensure safety for everyone within the company. 

Source Evaluation:

• Who published the content?: Steve Adler 

• Where was it published?: The HIPPA Journal 

• When was it published?: March 11,2026

• The truthfulness and integrity of the facts: medical journal, included many in text links 

• How was it written and presented?: minimal ads, written to inform. 

• Links and Citations: had many links included in article