The email worm that caused $38 billion in damage
The early 2000s internet was a lawless wasteland. Released in 2004, the MyDoom worm spread through email attachments faster than any malware in history, temporarily slowing down global internet access by 10%. It caused a jaw-dropping $38 billion in estimated damages by turning millions of corporate computers into spam-spewing zombies, proving that clicking unknown attachments is humanity's greatest weakness.

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