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A floppy disk in the mail launched the world's first ransomware attack 35 years ago
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 ...
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The world’s first ransomware appeared 35 years ago — it was distributed on 5.25″ floppy disks
The first ransomware was developed by American biologist, Dr. Joseph Lewis Andrew Popp Jr. About 20,000 copies of the program were distributed among subscribers of PC Business World magazine, various ...