On March 12 2013 hackers claimed to have gathered
personal information from Michelle Obama, Vic President Joe Biden and Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton. They also hacked into and post personal information
from a number of celebrities. The information
that they posted included confidential information such as: social security
numbers, credit reports, phone numbers and financial information. A Russian
based website has posted this information. The US Department of Justice is
investigating these incidents.
This just goes to show that no-one is immune to hackers. If
the First Lady and the Vice President can be hacked, then what chance does a
normal citizen have? I’m sure that our top government officials have some of
the most secure systems available. Later reports indicate that the hackers were
able to obtain this information through credit reporting agency Equifax.
In today’s world we can all do a better job of protecting
our personal and confidential information. Shred our mail, use anti-virus
software, monitor our credit reports and financial statements. But so much of
our personal information is out of our control. There are countless companies
that we entrust with our information such as: credit card companies, credit
reporting companies, your employer, medical records, and the list goes on and
on. The best thing we can all do is to remain diligent and constantly monitor
our information for any breaches. The sooner you can detect a breach the sooner
you can contain the damage. Also the harder you make it for hackers, the more
apt they are to go after easier prey.
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