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Cyber Security
Cyber Security
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Stealing private data can help cybercriminals access bank accounts,
credit cards, social profiles and other online accounts. Armed with this
information, an identity thief could file a fake tax return and collect the
refund. They could even take out loans in your name and ruin your
credit rating (and your life as well).
Organizational Data Consequences of Data Breach
Types of Organizational Data 1. Reputational Damage
Traditional Data
The Equifax Data Breach (2017) In 2017, Equifax, one of the three
major credit-reporting companies in the United States, experienced a
massive data breach that exposed the personal information of 143
million Americans. The breach included sensitive data such as Social
Security numbers, addresses, birthdates, and credit card information.
Optical Media Board site vandalized with lewd photo The website of 5. Damaged Intellectual Property
the Optical Media Board (OMB), online.omb.gov.ph, has been defaced
with a photo of a penis, and a word spelled out using ASCII characters,
saying “kontol.” “Kontol,” according to online search results, is an
Indonesian term for penis. The site title had also been hacked to say
“OMBold Dealer.” Attacks on the website were documented as early
as Friday, August 6, when the founder of cryptocurrency exchange
BloomX, Luis Buenaventura, wrote about it in a newsletter titled “The
O.M.B.’s Porn Problem.”
3. Theft