Tuesday, 26 January 2021

On This Day In 2004: 'Mydoom' Computer Virus First Appears In North America



According to reports, one percent of emails in 2019 were Mydoom emails.

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On This Day In 2004, the 'Mydoom' computer virus was first seen in North America.

At the time, it was the most destructive worm and caused approximately $38 billion in damages.

It affected Microsoft Windows through email spam. The message on the worm read "andy, I'm just doing my job, nothing personal, sorry,".

There was a $250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the creator. It is still the fastest spreading email virus of all time.


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