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Title: A decade on from the ILOVEYOU bug
Post by: Clive on May 04, 2010, 12:02

For Paul Fletcher, manager of Star Labs security, 4 May 2000 started like any other day. By the end of the day nothing would ever be the same again.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/10095957.stm

Title: Re: A decade on from the ILOVEYOU bug
Post by: Rik on May 04, 2010, 12:04

For any of us...

Title: Re: A decade on from the ILOVEYOU bug
Post by: Clive on May 04, 2010, 12:25

Very sad. 

Title: Re: A decade on from the ILOVEYOU bug
Post by: sam on May 04, 2010, 14:27

sounds like it didn't stop star labs...

Title: Re: A decade on from the ILOVEYOU bug
Post by: Rik on May 04, 2010, 14:29

Quite the opposite, Sam. We moved from weekly or monthly updates and scan on demand, to multiple updates daily with background scanning. It really was a major sea change in how online security was handled. Sadly, some people didn't learn.

Title: Re: A decade on from the ILOVEYOU bug
Post by: sam on May 05, 2010, 04:40

and still havent

Title: Re: A decade on from the ILOVEYOU bug
Post by: Simon on May 05, 2010, 11:04

Indeed.  :(