Computer Virus and Malware Timeline
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Updated: 14 Nov 2019
1st working draft of computer virus timeline
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Created byJames Ross
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1st Known Computer Virus. Not Malicious, Self-Repleclating. Displayed " IM THE CREEPER CATCH ME IF YOU CAN". Bob ThomasRabbit or Wabbit Virus. Self-Replicating. First recorded malicious virusFirst Trojan Virus. "Animal" was not malicious. Was part of a popular computer game. John Walker1st PC virus. Non-malicious. Displayed a copyright message. Farooq BrothersMalware transmitted through the Internet. "Love Letter". It also was the start of social engineering. Cited as most destructive worm, infected millions of machinesInfected computers gathered into Botnet. Storm worm infects users through email1st Worm to carry destructive payload1st Buffer-overflow. Morris WormOSX/Leap-A, OSX/Oompa-AStuxnet, first worm designed to attack SCADA1st Recorded Ransomware. AIDS Trojan. Joseph PoppStaog, 1st Linux VirusThanos. 1st Ransomware to accept Cryptocurrency.Archievus. Targeted Windows Users. Blackmailed users to make purchases to unlock PCReveton Ransomware. Used Web Cam images to look official.Cryptolocker Ransomware. Used AES-256 encryption. A 2048-bit key was held on Tor Servers.Sypeng & Koler. 1st Android Ransomware.KeRanger. 1st confirmed Mac OSX ransomware. Signed with official dev certsJigsaw Ransomware. Files were deleted every 60 Sec. 1000 files were deleted for every attempt to stop the virus1st Gen Firewall - Packet Filtering. Dropped packets according to destination, protocol, and port number2nd Gen Firewall - "Stateful" filters. Circuit level gateways held packets until a determination was made.3d Gen - Application Firewalls. Identified com protocols. Examined FTP and HTTP and how they were used.Next-Gen Firewall Created by Palo Alto Networks. Layer 7 traffic control, User-based access control, IPS, and all functions of the predecessor firewalls.Hacking was a term used to describe exceptional computer usersPhreakers. Users created dial tones for free calls. Also is when Security Officals noticed the need for testers to discover system vulnerabilities.Cyber crime increased - Hacking became synomous with illegal activities, Black Hat was coinedCertified Ethical Hacker certification introducedComputer Security Solutions first emergeAnti-Virus Scanners Emerge. Signature based, hash and string.Cloud Based AV is created. Next-Gen Security Tools are being developedPentagon JASON project concluded. The need to further develop cybersecurity was concludedThe white-label approach started. Only allowing approved software from trusted sourcesUSAF concludes computer security will be a future concernFirst Model of real-time IDS developedReal-time attack recognition deployed - Signature basedAPE (IPS/IDS) Developed. Later renamed to SnortAnomaly-based intrusion detection engine. Applied towards IoT devices414 Group Hacks several high profile targets including Los Alamos National Labs. House of Reps pass new security lawsComputer Fraud and Abuse Act passedClifford Stoll stops Markus Hess from stealing national secretsRussian Hackers Steal $10 Mil from Citi BankHackers Deface DOJ, CIA, and USAF websitesGAO reports Hackers repeatly gained entry into DOD networksDept. of Homeland Security CreatedHacktivist group Anonymous formedN Korea confirms 1st group state trained hackers are trainedSecDef is compromised by spearficshingBank of America website hackedPlaystation Network Hacked. Payment info and personal info stolenHacker sl1nk releases info from DOD serversWhite House Hacked, Foreign State Hackers SuspectedOPM Hacked. 21.5 million employee records compromisedDating site Ashley Madison HackedUber HackedCity Govt. Computer in Atlanta GA seized by randsomwareJackson County GA City computers infected with randsomware
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