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TIL, in 2000, Onel de Guzman, a 24-year-old computer science student from the Philippines, programmed a malware called ILOVEYOU,one of the world's most destructive computer-related disasters ever,... (en.wikipedia.org)
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Original Title: TIL, in 2000, Onel de Guzman, a 24-year-old computer science student from the Philippines, programmed a malware called ILOVEYOU,one of the world's most destructive computer-related disasters ever,which caused over 50M infections within 10 days, costing ~$8bn in damages and ~$15bn to remove the worm.

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