Cyber Security 

Greensboro Identity Theft

This article is about a woman who was charged $5,000 for identity theft. Elaysha Keels, a 30 year old woman in Greensboro was charged with identity theft, forgery of an instrument, uttering forged instrument and obtaining property by false pretense. On April 24th of this year, Keels was arrested. Identity theft can be stopped by never giving information online, shredding documents you don't need and carrying minimal personal information like credit cards, social security, etc. https://wcti12.com/news/local/greensboro-woman-charged-with-identity-theft-forgery-of-5000-check

Source Evaluation

Who Published? News 12 Staff

Where was it published? ABC News 12

When was it published? May 2nd, 2024

Truthfulness and integrity of facts? There is a mugshot of Elaysha with text from the Pitt County Sherriff's Office about the arrest.

How is it Presented? It is a very short article with a picture of the mugshot and some writing, there are ads for other articles, and a comment section with no comments.

Links and citations? There are no links regarding the article but there are links to other articles.

Kansas Ransomware

This article is about a ransomware attack in that took place in Kansas. An IT system had to be completely shutdown after a ransmomware attack early this Sunday morning. This takedown did not require emergency services but the bribe amount and the identity of the attacker have not yet been identified. The main ways to protect yourself from ransomware attacks are to always backup your data, update all systems immediately, and install antivirus protection. 

Evaluation

Who Published? SC staff

Where was it published? SC Media

When was it published? May 7th, 2024

Truthfulness and integrity of facts? There is a hyperlink to a Bleeping Computers report and a quote from the law enforcement.

How is it Presented? It is a very short article with no pictures and ads for other articles.

Links and citations? There is a hyperlink to another report on the same story.