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Kayla Moll
09/17/2014 CSIT 101
Corruption of Internet Security and Privacy
Throughout the history of technology there has always been an issue involving internet
security and privacy for its users. The government says that our rights are secure; nothing is
going to get hacked, nor go wrong. However, when researching the topic there were many
articles on internet security/privacy that has concluded that there is no such thing as privacy.
In the article 5 Million Gmail passwords leaked by Jose Pagliery, there are questionable
acts done such as: how did the perpetrators acquire these passwords? Stated in this article,
Google has locked out anyone whose email account was included in the leak. The company is
directing them to this Google site to reset their password and regain access to their account
(Pagliery, 5 Million Gmail passwords leaked). To conclude this article, what is actually being
done to fix this problem? If there was also no sign of hacking, then how were the passwords
compromised?
To support this information there were two other articles found concerning internet
security and privacy. Another article created by Jose Pagliery is Home Depot confirms months-
long hack. However, this happened before Gmail, and a lot more accounts were hacked. Sources
were told that his hack could have started as early as April of 2014 (Pagliery, Home Depot
confirms months-long hack). So that means it would have taken internet fraud expert Brian
Krebs about four months to discover that there were 40 million accounts that have been hacked.
Another article viewed is Internet security: The war with no end by Zak Stambor. This article

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also talks about other people being hacked. The point to all of this is when is hacking going to
stop?
Through using the technique TRAAP, the articles were checked for time, relevance,
authority, accuracy, and purpose. All of the articles were published within the month of
September of 2014 which means they are up to date with what happened. The relevance within
the articles also has to do with my topic because they have to do with the corruption of internet
security/privacy. Jose Pagliery has a long line of experience as well with reporting considering
he has been doing so since 2008. He also has a Bachelors degree in journalism. However, there
was no information about Stambors information. Only that he worked for many newspaper
businesses. Finally, the purpose that all articles are used for are primarily to inform people of the
computer hacks so that others can avoid this incident. There is no bias information because it is
all factual.
Furthermore, I researched internet security, and internet privacy on databases to find
scholarly journals. The first I researched was called, Cyber Security without Cyber War. This
article deals with questioning how far the government can go to get information. Should they
really be able to go through all of our information? The answer is no. Although this is a
precaution used to ensure our safety, it goes against our rights. Also, there was Stanford
Computer Scientists Find Internet Security Flaw. Just because this was composed two years ago
does not mean it does not exist anymore. There are plenty of security flaws. Now more than ever
since everyday technology is advancing. The flaw being explained in this article is the
CAPTCHA security procedure. Every time an account is created, a CAPTCHA is used to ensure
the safety of other users on their site, and make sure the account is not being created by a bot.

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In conclusion, internet security and privacy are a big issue in this time period. Since
technology is advancing so quickly, programmers are not able to complete a secure system
against hackers. A result to this is all of the examples that have been given, millions of people
hacked and person information read or leaked for the whole world to see. The government is also
being entitled to go through our information whenever they like. Which goes against our rights,
and is an invasion of privacy.














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Works Cited
O'Connor, Mary E. "Journal of Conflict and Security Law." Cyber Security without
Cyber War. 2012. Web. 19 Sept. 2014
Pagliery, Jose. "5 Million Gmail Passwords Leaked." CNNMoney. Cable News Network,
10 Sept. 2014. Web. 19 Sept. 2014.
Pagliery, Jose. "Home Depot Confirms Hack, Maybe since April." CNNMoney. Cable
News Network, 08 Sept. 2014. Web. 19 Sept. 2014.
Stambor, Zak. "Internet Security: The War with No End." E-Payments & Security., 2
Sept. 2014. Web. 19 Sept. 2014.
Fellet, Melissae. "Stanford Computer Scientists Find Internet Security Flaw." Stanford
University. Stanford Report, 23 May 2011. Web. 19 Sept. 2014.