"December 2022 sees the 35th anniversary of the first major self-spreading computer virus – the infamous CHRISTMA EXEC worm that temporarily crushed the major mainframe networks of the day…"

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https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2022/12/01/the-christma-exec-network-worm-35-years-and-counting/

The CHRISTMA EXEC network worm – 35 years and counting!

“Uh-oh, this viruses-and-worms scene could turn out quite troublesome.” If only we’d been wrong…

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