C1 reading: Canvas Hack
Lesson #11557
👩🏫 Digibord Weergave: Open Vragen
The Canvas Ransomware Crisis
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1. Higher education has long been a target of ransomware gangs and data attacks. (afpersing)
2. The cyberattack caused very little disruption to the daily operations of schools.
3. Why was the situation extra stressful on Thursday?
4. The cybersecurity incident was by a criminal threat actor. (begaan / gepleegd)
5. According to Steve Proud (CISO), what information was involved in the breach?
6. The hackers launched a secondary wave of attacks by some schools’ login pages. (verminken / ontsieren (par. 6))
7. The hackers threatened to leak the data if a settlement wasn’t reached by May 12.
8. What does Allison Nixon compare the hackers’ pressure tactics to?
9. Removing a victim from a dark-web site can be a clever tactic. (manipulatie)
10. If a company is removed from the hackers’ site, it always means they have paid the ransom.
11. Why does Allison Nixon warn that some of the hackers’ claims might be exaggerated?
12. The author calls cybercrime a international issue. (systemisch / diepgeworteld (par. 14))
13. The text mentions that hackers “prey on kids” and disrupt education. Do you think cybercriminals who target schools should receive much harsher punishments than those who target banks?
14. Allison Nixon says governments should “set geopolitics aside” to stop cybercrime. Do you think countries like the US, Russia, and China will ever truly cooperate to stop hackers? Why or why not?