Once rare, the phenomena of major data breaches and data theft in government and private sector organizations now happen

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Once rare, the phenomena of major data breaches and data theftin government and private sector organizations now happens on analmost weekly, if not daily basis. The Identify Theft ResourceCenter identified 783 unique cases of data theft in 2014: comparedto the statistics from 2013 these figures indicate a 25% increasein the number of breaches from one year to the next.
The data exfiltrated from these breaches include intellectualproperty, and financial and personal information.
While the theft of this data can damage the finances andreputation of an organization, it also has a collateral impact onthe individuals who have their data stolen.
This assignment will ask you to identify, investigateand research a software breach and write a brief report aboutit.To do so you need to answer a number of questions:1) What organization was affected?2) What kind of data/information was stolen?3) Is there an explanation, or any theories about how thisinformation was stolen?4) Is there information and/or theories about who stole this data,or what their motivations may have been?5) What kind of privacy impact does the stolen data have forindividuals who trusted this organization with information?6) How did the organization respond to the software breach?7) Are there examples of individuals who have experienced negativeeffects (consequences) from having their data stolen?8) What are some prevailing opinions presented in the mediaregarding the organization affected, the data stolen, and theindividuals who had their data stolen?This research assignment should be 400-500 words MAX. Don't forgetto add creative elements in Bookcreator (check the resourcefolder). Your answers only need to be short responses 1-3sentences in length.Example: What was the privacy impact ofthis data breach? Apple's customer's account detailsincluding phone number, home address, usernames, andpasswords
Evaluation Assignments will be evaluated on:1. The appropriate selection of a data breach2. The effort was made to answer most – if not all – the questionslisted in the description3. The clarity (spelling, grammar) of the writing4. The effort made to research the assignment