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The History of Computer Viruses & Malware

eSecurity Planet

Going Mobile and Going Global: 2001-2010. In July 2001, the Code Red Worm attempted to subject the entire Internet to a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. In fact, China itself would fall prey to the second iteration of Code Red in August 2001. It later evolved to also include file encryption.

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Cyber Security Roundup for March 2021

Security Boulevard

The sudo vulnerability aka CVE-2001-3156 , seemed to go under the radar after it was announced and patches were released on 26th January 2021. UK media didn't report UK gym chain Total Fitness had been hit by a ransomware attack. Kia Reportedly Under Ransomware Attack with $20M Demand. DDoS Attacks Leverage Plex Media Server.

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

Investigators determined that two hackers, known as Datastream Cowboy and Kuji, are behind the attack. government websites in 1998 and is sentenced to 18 months in prison in 2001. After being released in 2003, he uses WiFi to commit attacks, program malware and steal credit card information. billion dollars in damages.