The attack, masterminded by American biologist Dr. Joseph Lewis Andrew Popp Jr., arrived via a seemingly innocuous 5.25-inch floppy disk labeled “AIDS Information – Introductory Diskette 2.0.” This digital Trojan horse found its way into the hands of approximately 20,000 unsuspecting victims, including subscribers of PC Business World magazine, various…
A floppy disk launched world’s first ransomware attack 35 years ago
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