The Breach Research Project is a study of Information Security based incidents or crimes that have been published in the media. You are to research on the Internet TWO ARTICLES that were strong examples of Information Security based incidents or crimes. The articles could be any combination of the following:

• A computer systems failure at a large organization, firm, or government agency that made the news.
• A large IT security breach that was covered in the media
• An example of individual computer crimes that involved famous celebrities (such as Britney Spears) or public figures (such as former NY State Governor Elliot Spitzer) as either the victims or the criminals.

Find TWO ARTICLES and use the information in the article to answer the questions below.

Question 1: For your Article #1, Describe the article. What happened and who was involved? Provide dates and places. 

Question 2: Enter the website address or link to the article

Question 3: Who were the victims in Article #1 and how many were listed in the article?

Question 4: If something was stolen, damaged, or compromised, what was it?

Question 5: If monetary damages or loss was listed in Article #1, how much was listed?

Question 6: If Article #1 described a crime, who were the criminal(s)? Were they caught?

Question 7: How could this event have been avoided? If Article #1 listed a mitigation, describe it. Otherwise, if you had to give advice on how to avoid this situation, what would it be? 

Question 8: For your Article #2, Describe the article. What happened and who was involved? Provide dates and places.

Question 9: Enter the website address or link to the second article 

Question 10: Who were the victims in Article #2 and how many were listed in the article? 

Question 11: If something was stolen, damaged, or compromised, what was it?

Question 12: If monetary damages or loss was listed in Article #2, how much was listed?

Question 13: If Article #2 described a crime, who were the criminal(s)? Were they caught?

Question 14: How could this event have been avoided? If Article #2 listed a mitigation, describe it. Otherwise, if you had to give advice on how to avoid this situation, what would it be?