Computer Science / Unit 11 CS 0614 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Personally Identifiable Information
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The idea
Personally identifiable information — names, addresses, identification numbers, credit card details — is the general target of cybercriminals, collected and sold onward.
In practice
A clinic's patient roster is worth money to exactly the people it must never reach.
Where people slip
PII's value to attackers is the reason for its special handling.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
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