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sometimes referred to as the Love Bug or Loveletter, was a computer worm that infected over ten million Windows personal computers on and after May 5, 2000. It started spreading as an email message with the subject line "ILOVEYOU" and the attachment "LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU. TXT.
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It caused a denial of service on some Internet hosts and dramatically slowed general Internet traffic. It also crashed routers around the world, causing even more slowdowns. It spread rapidly, infecting most of its 75,000 victims within 10 minutes.
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ChoicePoint, a data aggregation company, suffered a data breach that exposed the personal information of 163,000 people.
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A sophisticated cyber attack, believed to be originating from China, targeted multiple high-profile companies, including Google, stealing intellectual property and sensitive information.
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Hackers stole credit card information and personal data from 110 million Target customers during the holiday shopping season.
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Russian hackers breached the Democratic National Committee's email server, leading to the release of sensitive information during the U.S. presidential election.
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The WannaCry ransomware infected hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide, encrypting data and demanding ransom payments in Bitcoin.
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It was revealed that Cambridge Analytica harvested personal data from millions of Facebook users without their consent for political advertising purposes.