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In this project I had to search examples of information security/cybersecurity .
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project description
in this project we will be look up for three articles that talks about different cybersecurity and ways to prevent it, also, some situations that happened in reality.
Identity Theft 101: How to Prevent it and What to Do if You Become a Victim.
Identity Theft 101: How to Prevent it and What to Do if You Become a Victim.
More and more people are becoming victims of identity theft. Nearly 1.4 million reports of the crime were lodged with the Federal Trade Commission in 2020 - more than double the number of complaints in 2019. In some cases, credit card companies and banks may revert any fraudulent charges, making identity theft seem like a minor inconvenience at first. However, if not handled quickly, it may prove financially devastating.
How to protect yourself
How to protect yourself
Detect identity theft: The first step is to review your credit report on a regular basis. Consumers should also review their bank statements for any questionable transactions.
Detect identity theft: The first step is to review your credit report on a regular basis. Consumers should also review their bank statements for any questionable transactions.
Place a credit freeze on your credit report
Place a credit freeze on your credit report
A credit freeze restricts access to your credit report
A credit freeze restricts access to your credit report
Couric Media, Katie. “Identity Theft 101: How to Prevent It and What to Do If You Become a Victim.” Katie Couric Media, 25 Mar. 2022, https://katiecouric.com/lifestyle/money/identity-theft-protection-prevention/.
Justin Bieber, Drake, Eminem among artists hacked on YouTube.
Justin Bieber, Drake, Eminem among artists hacked on YouTube.
Multiple artists started their day falling victim to a hacking incident.The YouTube channels of Justin Bieber, Drake, Eminem – who have a collective 145.9 million subscribers – as well as many other A-list celebrities, seem to have been hacked early Tuesday morning. According to a statement, unauthorized sources directly uploaded videos to a small number of Vevo artist channels earlier today. All of these improperly uploaded videos were deleted by Vevo. The source was not able to access preexisting content. As a best practice, Vevo will conduct a review of our security systems after the artist channels are secured and the incident has been resolved.
Steinberg, Brooke. “Justin Bieber, Drake, Eminem among Artists Hacked on YouTube.” New York Post, New York Post, 6 Apr. 2022, https://nypost.com/2022/04/05/justin-bieber-drake-eminem-among-artists-hacked-on-youtube/.
Hacking group claims responsibility for ransomware attack on Northern California health care network.
Hacking group claims responsibility for ransomware attack on Northern California health care network.
Hive, a ransomware gang, claims to have stolen sensitive information from 850,000 members of Partnership HealthPlan of California, a charity that offers health care to medical patients in 14 counties. On March 21, the health plan notified a local community health center that its computer systems were offline. Last Monday, Partnership, which serves over 618,000 medical patients in 14 Northern California counties, posted a single page on its website explaining that it is experiencing "technical issues, resulting in a disruption to certain computer systems." It also claims that 400 gigabytes of data were stolen from Partnership's file server, including "850 thousand unique records of names, dates of birth, residences, phone numbers, and other personal information.
Espinoza, Martin. “Hackers Seize Patient Data from Health Care Network Serving Sonoma, 13 Other Counties.” Santa Rosa Press Democrat, The Press Democrat, 31 Mar. 2022, https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/ransomware-group-claims-responsibility-for-partnership-healthplan-internet/.
lessons learned
in this lesson i learned what is cybersecurity and how to prevent it, also, how do i report if i faced something like that.
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