Cyber security in the news 

Cyber security In the news Articles 

Internet fraud. 

This Article shares Information About internet fraud and states how to help older relatives steer clear of internet scams. As it dives into details on how older relatives of the older generations are often more gullible and not as knowledge of Internets scams/internet fraud. The article goes on to state that when it comes to romantic scams, the FTC report that people lost 1.3 billion in 2022, which was predominantly older individuals. The article went on to stat that a good way to prevent more victims to having to deal with internet fraud is to make sure their aware and have conversation about internet fraud especially with your grandparents or older relatives. If your older relative were to be hacked or have already gotten hacked the best way to help them get a better understanding on the situation is to be calm and empathetic and not yell at them or use a rude tone As that would not help them with other situations like this in the future or help them with understanding ways to avoid anything like this from happening again. 

Source Evaluation 

• Who published the content?  Associated Press 

• Where was it published? New York post 

• When was it published? Nov. 13, 2023, 5:48 p.m. ET 

• The truthfulness and integrity of the facts: considered accurate, doesn't have an official author, as well no grammar mistakes or misspelling that I saw or notice. 

• How is it written and presented? Good chunk of ads but the article is meant to inform. 

• Links and Citations: Links of other websites and other sources, but here is my links and citations. Press, A. (2023, November 13). How to help older relatives steer clear of internet scams. https://nypost.com/2023/11/13/tech/how-to-help-older-relatives-steer-clear-of-internet-scams/

Yamaha Motor confirms ransomware attack on Philippines subsidiary.

although it's unclear of what really happened, Yamaha Motors Philippines motorcycle manufacturing subsidiary was hit by a ransomware attack last month, resulting in the theft and leak of some employees' personal information. The INC Gang has went as It brings aware to company's to watch out for ransomware gangs like INC Ransom Gang The threat actors added the company to its dark web leak site on Wednesday, November 15, and has since published multiple file archives with roughly 37GB of allegedly stolen data containing employee ID info, backup files, and corporate and sales information, among others. Now with that being said we know that ransom ware attacks are hard to prevent but one way to try steer clear on that is not click link that random emails send you, or verify if the email is a real person or company/organization before clicking. 

source evaluation 

Who published the content? By: Sergiu Gatlan. 

Where was it published? Bleeping computer.

When was it published? November 17, 2023

The truthfulness and integrity of the facts: Considered accurate, contains facts and data collected to back it up as well as photo evidence, provided from Yamaha motors. 

How is it written and presented? Written with proper grammar and overall professional as well as information but the only down side is there are a lot of adds. 

Links and Citations: Links of websites and links to other ransom and cyber security breaches. “Yamaha Motor Confirms Ransomware Attack on Philippines Subsidiary.” Bleeping Computer, www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/yamaha-motor-confirms-ransomware-attack-on-philippines-subsidiary/. Accessed 18 Nov. 2023.