This assignment was the learn and research information about cyber security breaches within the media, explain the issue and provide a potential solution
I learned that cyber security is more important that I thought. There were many different types and all have to be handled with the help of a IT specialist. I also learned that has a specific search engine for the news.
This articles shares the break down of thousand of elderly people getting harassed and potentially misled by cyber threats, romantic and financial scam services. The elderly do not report these in fear they will be viewed as unable to handle their financial situations. The Elder Justice Act protects the elderly if reported from any either emotional and financial abuse from the impostors.
Who published the content? Alyson Diaz, Korinne Dunn & Saba Mengesha
Where was it published? The Regulatory Review
When was it published? November 18th, 2023
The truthfulness and integrity of the facts: Minimal grammatical errors, includes congress law, other articles as creditable sources
How is it written and presented?: Informative: no ads
Links and Citations: embedded links and citations
The article provides the story of an incident of identify theft and ransom to a family in Arizona by scammers. It is a very detailed story with a ransom of $1 million dollars created by artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligent captured the daughters voice making the kidnapping far more believing. Mainly of these types of scams originate in Arizona.
Who published the content?: Faith Karimi
Where was it published?: CNN
When was it published? April 29, 2023
The truthfulness and integrity of the facts: Considered accurate, provides video and photo evidence
How is it written and presented? Written as a informative story and provides an interview with the parent of the daughter in question, too many ads
Links and Citations: Links to Federal Trade Commissions article