019: The Love Bug virus
Smashing Security
Graham Cluley
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 3 May 2017
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
On May 4th 2000, the Love Bug virus (also known as ILOVEYOU or LoveLetter) rapidly spread around the world, clogging up email systems.
Computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault are joined this week by special guest John Hawes for a trip down memory lane.
Show notes:
- Memories of the Love Bug worm - Naked Security
- "Subject: I Love You" movie trailer - YouTube
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| 0:22.2 | what people are beginning to talk about, what threats are beginning to emerge. And that is where |
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| 0:44.1 | Recordedfuture.com slash intel. |
| 0:46.1 | And thank you very much. |
| 0:47.3 | Recorded Future for sponsoring the show. |
| 1:02.1 | Smashing Security, Episode 19, The Love, Bug, Virus, with Carol Terry O' and Graham Cluley. |
| 1:14.7 | Hello, hello, and welcome to another episode of Smashing Security, episode 19 for the 4th of May 2017. And as always, I am joined by my buddy Corralterio. Hello, Corolla. Hello, Graham. And we're joined once again by our special guest, |
| 1:20.1 | John Hawes from Amtso. How are things, John? Pretty good. How are you guys? Good. |
| 1:25.8 | Not so bad. Thanks very much for asking. He's almost a regular, Grant. This is your second time, right, John? It is. Second time. Do you think we should give people different kinds of badges or different t-shirts, depending on how often they've been on the show? Yes. Let's put that in the nice to-do list. Maybe hats. A hat. A hat is a great idea. |
| 1:45.5 | Everyone likes a hat. |
| 1:46.0 | Yeah. |
| 1:51.0 | So, normally we talk about different topics on this show, right? Yes, because you send something a bit cryptic saying, let's not prepare, I have an idea. |
| 1:55.9 | So we're all here kind of... |
| 1:57.6 | Yeah, I got nothing. |
| 1:59.3 | What's the plan, Graham? |
| 2:00.7 | What's the plan? I? What's the plan? |
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