Cybersecurity

By leytoncespedes12

  • Melissa(1999)

    Melissa(1999)
    who?: David L. Smith/American companies.
    when?:1999.
    What?: It used to corrupt files and documents including messages for its victims.
    where?: USA.
    The first MALWARE is created that spreads by email, used to corrupt files and documents, including messages from its victims, caused a huge loss of millions for American companies. It happened in March 1999 in the United States, its creator was David L. Smith.

  • I Love You (2000)

    I Love You (2000)
    Who?: Onel de Guzmán.
    when?:2000.
    What?: The victims received an alleged love letter in their inbox. In reality, what they were opening was a sophisticated virus that would spread by mail.
    Where?: Manila.
    The victims received a love letter on their tray. In reality, what they were opening was a sophisticated virus that would spread by mail, like Melissa. It happened in April 2000 in the Philippines, and Onel de Guzmán was its creator.

  • Stuxnet (2010)

    Stuxnet (2010)
    Who?:Stuxnet/Ukrainian uranium plant.
    when?:2010.
    What?: invaded hundreds of these machines so that they self-destruct.
    Where?: Ukraine. Centrifuges feeding uranium to a plant in Iran were failing.
    The reason was that Stuxnet invaded hundreds of these machines so that they would self-destruct, according to the BBC. It was the first example of a cyberattack affecting infrastructure in the physical world. it happened in june 2010.

  • Ciberataque a Sony (2014)

    Ciberataque a Sony (2014)
    Who?: SONY images/ hackers.
    when?:2014.
    What?: Computer criminals managed to paralyze SONY's computer systems.
    where?: japan.
    When the trailer for The Interview, a film about North Korea, was released, Sony Pictures suffered several threats. These became a nightmare when in 2014 computer criminals managed to paralyze their computer systems.The author of these acts is unknown, but it is believed that he was financed by North Korea.

  • Shadow Brokers (2016)

    Shadow Brokers (2016)
    Who?: The Shadow Brokers/American Information System.
    when?:2016.
    What?: They published leaked files to prove the ties of the Equation Group with the NSA, an American intelligence agency.
    Where?: USA.
    The Shadow Brokers, whose name could be taken directly from a video game saga called Mass Effect, released leaked files to prove Equation Group's ties to the NSA, a US intelligence agency, in August 2016.