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It Has Been 15 Years Since MSBlast - Nan Xiao | 肖楠

https://nanx.me/blog/post/15-years-since-msblast/

nanxstats commented 4 years ago

Comment written by Yihui Xie on 2018-07-15 05:15:38

I remember this worm. In particular, I remember my panic over it. Even when looking at the above screenshot today, I still feel nervous. That helpless feeling when seeing your computer being shut down (with a countdown clock) by someone else is so terrible...

nanxstats commented 4 years ago

Comment written by Nan Xiao on 2018-07-15 05:49:50

-yep... even after 15 years, that's why it made history. I guess by being so psychologically impactful, it did change the world on that day, in some way (though not a positive way) --- people are generally more aware of infosec, and care more about being secure now than before.