Smashing Security podcast #019: The Love Bug virus • Graham Cluley

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

Smashing Security #019: 'The Love Bug virus'

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Sponsor: Recorded Future

This episode of Smashing Security is made possible by the generous support of Recorded Future – the real-time threat intelligence company whose patented machine learning technology continuously analyzes technical, open, and dark web sources to give organizations unmatched insight into emerging threats.

Thanks to Recorded Future for their support.

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Graham Cluley

Graham Cluley is an award-winning keynote speaker who has given presentations around the world about cybersecurity, hackers, and online privacy. A veteran of the computer security industry since the early 1990s, he wrote the first ever version of Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows, makes regular media appearances, and is the co-host of the popular "The AI Fix" and "Smashing Security" podcasts. Follow him on Bluesky, Mastodon, and Threads, or drop him an email.