Which crisis type includes media attacks via the internet and IT system shutdowns?

• A. Cybercrimes (cyber crisis)
• B. Financial scandals
• C. Natural disasters
• D. Public relations missteps

Answer: (A)

This is a cyber crisis. Media attacks via the internet and IT system shutdowns center on disruptions caused by cyber activity—hacking, malware, denial-of-service, data breaches, or other online attacks that affect technology infrastructure and online communications. In a cyber crisis, the crisis grows and propagates through digital channels, requiring coordinated IT, security, and communications responses.

The other options don’t fit this pattern: financial scandals involve financial misconduct and regulatory fallout rather than technology disruptions; natural disasters are physical events causing on-site damage; public relations missteps are reputational issues stemming from messaging or actions, not from cyber or IT failures.