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Trump Campaign Website Hacked

Trump Campaign Website Hacked

Assessment

Interactive Video

Business, Social Studies

University

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Wayground Content

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The video discusses a cyber attack on Donald Trump's campaign website, which was briefly seized and displayed a message claiming to have information to discredit the President. The message demanded cryptocurrency payments for the information. The site was quickly restored, and no sensitive data was exposed. The Trump campaign is working with law enforcement to identify the attackers. Chris Krebs from the US Cybersecurity Agency downplayed the incident, suggesting it was minor. The video highlights the frequency of such attacks and the campaign's focus on finding the source.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main message displayed on Donald Trump's campaign website during the hack?

The website is temporarily unavailable.

The world has had enough of fake news.

The website was under maintenance.

Vote for Donald Trump.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was required to access the alleged information to discredit the President?

A password

An email subscription

A cryptocurrency payment

A social media share

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the initial action taken once the hack was discovered?

The website was permanently shut down.

The message was removed and the site was restored.

The website was redirected to a new domain.

The website was left unchanged.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Trump campaign spokesperson say about the exposure of sensitive data?

Sensitive data was leaked.

There was no exposure to sensitive data.

Sensitive data was partially exposed.

Sensitive data was fully compromised.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Chris Krebs, the director of US Cybersecurity, describe the website defacement?

A minor inconvenience

A major security breach

A significant threat

Noise with no major impact

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