Today in History: Melissa!
Hard to believe it’s been so long since Melissa.
From Wikipedia:
“First found on March 26, 1999, Melissa shut down Internet mail systems that got clogged with infected e-mails propagating from the worm.
Melissa was first distributed in the Usenet discussion group alt.sex. The virus was inside a file called “List.DOC,” which contained passwords that allow access into 80 pornographic websites. The worm’s original form was sent via e-mail to many people.
Melissa was written by David L. Smith in Aberdeen Township, New Jersey, and named after a lap dancer he encountered in Florida.”
For more information about Melissa, check out the Wikipedia article for some good links.
Were you affected by Melissa?