Who would have thought in the digital world that one love letter could turn your entire life upside down? On May 4, 2000 “Love Bug” or the “ILOVEYOU” virus, has managed to ensnare millions by harnessing the power of love. But this time not in a romantic sense…

In the years when the Internet was just becoming widespread, people did not yet have much control over the digital world. That’s why those innocent-looking emails end up in their inbox. He caught millions! This would soon result in global chaos.

In May 2000, the digital world was shocked by the greatest cyber love letter in history.

Incoming by email,“please check the attached love letter coming from me” It said (check the love letter from me).

But this file It was a virus file.

Anyone who curiously opens the attached file not only infects their computer with the virus, but also to everyone in your address book this virus sent.

Love-Bug worked in a simple but destructive way.

It infects the user’s files and these files with their own copies was changing.

So while users try to open files, their systems They re-infected me with the virus.

Moreover, the virus not only stops there, but also passwords and other personal information He tried to steal.

The virus spread throughout the world in a very short time. It didn’t stop there and caused billions of dollars in damage!

People who need to repair their computers because of the virus and take precautions to avoid contracting the virus again can do so. have to spend They stayed.

The estimated damage resulting from such situations is worldwide worth billions of dollars is known.

Moreover, this damage is reflected in the history of cybersecurity. one of the greatest damages It is said that it is so.

So who was behind this virus? Onel de Guzman, a Filipino student!

As a result of research, the virus From a source in the Philippines revealed that it had spread.

The police track down a 23-year-old computer science student Onel de Guzman contracted it and the interesting thing is that De Guzman contracted the virus wrongly He made statements that he may have released him.

Because in the years when the Internet was just becoming widespread, there were no laws about hacking, De Guzman said was not charged.

It is stated that twenty years after this incident, De Guzman said in an interview that he never predicted the virus would reach Europe or the US.

The virus is actually a kind of Trojan horse and is used to access the Internet. to steal passwords He claims he designed it.

He did not return to college after the incident due to his regret over what he had done He didn’t touch the computer for a year. there stands that.

De Guzman, who created one of the world’s most destructive viruses, is now one cell phone technician He works as a laborer and is the father of two children.

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