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 ...
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PC floppy disks
PCs used two types of floppy disks. The first was the 5.25" floppy (diskette), which became ubiquitous in the 1980s. It was superseded by the 3.5" floppy in the mid-1990s. Very bendable in its ...
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The world’s first ransomware appeared 35 years ago — it was distributed on 5.25″ floppy disks
In January 1990, an investigation began into a new cybercrime. The ransomware program was contained on floppy disks signed ...
Missing Link: 35 years of ransomware – It began with a simple floppy disk
A simple floppy disk in the then common 5.25 inch format with the inscription "AIDS Information – Introductory Diskette 2.0" ...
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Reconstructing Data From A Corrupt Apple ][ Floppy Disk
The BASIC source code and images for the game were stored on a single ProDOS formatted, soft-sectored 5.25″ floppy disk. Fast-forward thirty years to today and [Benjamin] found to his dismay ...
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The first-ever ransomware dropped 35 years ago disguised as a floppy sharing 'AIDS Information'
This first ransomware payload was secreted on a 5.25-inch floppy disk titled "AIDS Information — Introductory Diskette 2.0" [h/t Heise.de]. The pioneering ransomware was developed by one ...
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Retro PC case flaunts floppy disk-style bay cover — Silverstone FLP01 will sell for around $130
Retro fans might also appreciate that behind the upper faux 5.25-inch floppy door you can fit an optical disk drive, or any other 5.25-inch device. Should you not need such a device, Silverstone's ...