Four ethical issues arise when storing electronic information about individuals. First, the information’s integrity can be compromised if a Cybersecurity incident were to occur like malware, ransomware, a DDoS attack, or a data breach. Any of these cyber attacks can lead to the corruption, destruction, or misuse of sensitive information about individuals. For example, according to an article about DDoS attacks writer David Ramel reported, “In November, Microsoft mitigated a DDoS attack with a throughput of 3.47 Tbps and a packet rate of 340 million packets per second (PPS), targeting an Azure customer in Asia. We believe this to be the largest attack ever reported in history,” Microsoft reported last week.” That attack could have leaked sensitive information about the Azure customer in Asia and could have cost a hefty fine for Microsoft. Secondly, electronic information about an individual may become inaccessible due to a phishing attack where their information is stolen. For instance, as reported by an article written by BobVioloni on CNBC’s website phishing attacks have increased by 61% in the past six months before October 2022. That’s a ton of information that can be stolen from individuals, companies, systems, and networks and it creates an ethical issue when storing electronic information about individuals. Thirdly, the information’s confidentiality can be jeopardized through its alteration, being stolen, or being held for ransom. For example, a hacker could send a ransomware attack and halt an entire network full of information and only allow the network to return to normal after a ransom is paid. Lastly, the electronically stored information can be misused to incur monetary damage to its owner. For example, a hacker could steal someone’s credit card information and make unauthorized purchases with it online worth thousands of dollars and land someone into deep credit card debt which could take time to undo.