Cybersecurity In the News Articles

Microsoft says state-sponsored Russian hacking group accessed email accounts of senior leaders 

This article is about Microsoft’s senior leaders being hacked by a state sponsored Russian group. They hacked their way into Microsoft’s system and had access to the senior leader’s email. The hackers were able to access a small percentage of the corporate emails, accounts belonging to other employees including the cybersecurity team and legal department. This attack started in late November 2023, the actor of this attack goes by the name of Midnight Blizzard, who is also known as Nobelium. This is not their first-time attacking Microsoft. Before this recent attack there was one in 2020. The initial way the hackers got in was by using a so called “Password spray attack.” Microsoft is still investigating the attack and trying to find better ways to avoid attacks like this.  

Source Evaluation

Who published the content? Catherine Thorbecke 

Where was it published? CNN website 

When was it published? Last update is January 19,2024 

The truthfulness and integrity of the facts: The information was found in Microsoft Security Response center blog post.  

How is it written and presented? To inform the public about what is going on, some ads 

Link and Citations: link to Midnight Blizzard Blog home page 

Synthetic identity fraud fastest growing financial crime in U.S. 

This article is about how synthetic identity fraud is starting to become one of the fastest growing financial crimes in the U.S. With the usage of artificial intelligence and development of systems the financial crimes do not look like it will be slowing down any time soon. AI has made it so easy for cybercriminals to develop more believable scams and get away with what they are doing to people. To prevent this from happening we need better identity security that will not allow AI to manipulate security systems. 

Source Evaluation

Who published the content? Security Staff 

Where was it published? Security Website 

When was it published? August 18,2023 

The truthfulness and integrity of the facts: Accurate facts, Minimal grammar errors  

How is it written and presented? Inform the public about financial crimes, some ads 

Link & Citations: links to Deloitte Insights website 

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Another part of this module was to complete the CCBC Cybersecurity Training. Once completed, I received a certificate of my certification. 

Lesson Learned

In the module I learned a lot about cybersecurity. I learned about different things I need to watch out for that I normally would not pay any attention to. I learned about the different security risks, scams, fraudulent activity, etc. Taking the cybersecurity training was a wonderful way to really learn and comprehend what i was listening to in the multiple videos. This module has different changed the way I look at technology and made me more cautious in a positive way.