If you’re hoping to receive a comforting Valentines Day email this year, just make sure you’re not opening the wrong one. The ILOVEYOU virus, while seemingly innocent, is by far one of the worst viruses to date. It currently holds the Guinness World Record for “most virulent virus of all time”, causing nearly $15 billion in damages!
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“WannaCry” or “WannaCryptor” is ransomware that quickly spread to over 57000 machines in over 150 countries in just a few hours, and despite attempts to stop it, continued growing. “WannaCry” is being called the biggest ransomware outbreak the Internet has ever seen. Some are speculating it could be starting to spread again – earning it a spot in our Malware Hall of Fame. Keep reading to learn more about WannaCry and how to protect yourself.
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In the summer of 2001, the US government and White House were hacked from an unknown source. A worm called “Code Red” was once claimed by the FBI to be so dangerous, it had the potential to bring down the entire Internet.…
Though the name indicates it’s a worm virus, Storm Worm is actually a Trojan Horse virus. It infected thousands of computers worldwide less than 6 years ago, and experts say well over 300, 000 computers had been infected by Storm Worm, or a mutation of it. …
Also named Sapphire Worm, the Slammer Worm was the fastest spreading worm in history. It spread in less than 10 minutes, infecting over 75, 000 PCs and greatly slowing or shutting down business. The worm caused $1.2 billion dollars in damage, but compared to the ILOVEYOU virus, it’s not so bad.…
