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DATA THEFT- Technology effects everyones day-to-day life drastically. We now save most of our personal information thinking nothing of it. Many passwords are compromised and hacked into as for usernames. Financial is took such as debit and credit cards, as well as financial statements that will benefit the person.

CAUSES OF DATA THEFT- To start with how data theft occurs when there is weak passwords and usernames that can easily be changed and stolen. Many people that word in big cooperation's give peoples information to others resulting in numerous of people having your information. In addition, accidentally downloading viruses onto your device can leak information especially when they are weak.

HOW TO PREVENT DATA THEFT- As mentioned, having weak passwords is an easy access for data theft to happen. Creating usernames and passwords that are not easily to guess and not common will be big factor in reducing getting information stolen or altered. Having different passwords for each account or website is helpful because they will not be used more than once. MFA is a great option due to have the second wall of security when someone wants to get in your account, it gives you an option to accept or decline access. Lastly, frequently checking your accounts and the current activity to catch any current changes if any have occurred.