Cybersecurity in the News

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

For this project, I had to find articles about recent cyberattacks and evaluate my sources.

ARTICLES

Penn Data Breach Involves Decades of Student and Alumni InformationThe hacker seemed focused on the Ivy League school’s admissions preferences.

This article describes a cyberattack on UPenn where many systems and data were breached, affecting the university, as well as the students themselves. Sensitive information was exposed to unauthorized personnel. Identity impersonation with social engineering was used to hack into internal systems relating to the university's development and alumni's activities, as well as data from those attending the university. Precaution could've been taken if UPenn had better security measures.

Source Evaluation:

Author: Stephanie Saul

Source: The New York Times

Relevance: November 4, 2025

Accuracy: Contains quotes by UPenn and various other sources.

Purpose: Information Article

Asahi ransomware attack: Personal data potentially stolenAsahi is still investigating the full impact of the attack which stalled all its Japanese production.

This article describes a ransomware attack on Asahi, a beer, alcohol, and food products. A ransomware attack is when malware is used to encrypt files and then a ransom payment is demanded. The attack disrupt the company's operations and the company is not yet sure if financial/personal data was acquired during the attack. To avoid this issue, antivirus protection and multi-factor authentification should be implemented.

Source Evaluation:

Author: Connie Bowker

Source: BBC News

Relevance: October 14, 2025

Accuracy: Contains statements made by Asahi.

Purpose: Informational Article

LESSONS LEARNED

I didn't realize that cyberattacks happened to everyone, especially schools. I always assumed that cyberattacks only happened to businesses but I guess hackers are interesting in everything.

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