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0 pointsmuricula8y ago0 comments

This malware was first released as part of a massive spam campaign, and then from there wormed its way onto other systems. It was definitely released on purpose.

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flukus8y ago

Has any of that been confirmed? I thought patient zero's were still mostly speculation.

muriculaOP8y ago

I don't have a citation I can point you towards, just the word of a coworker who's a malware researcher, sorry.

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0 pointsmuricula8y ago0 comments

This malware was first released as part of a massive spam campaign, and then from there wormed its way onto other systems. It was definitely released on purpose.

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flukus8y ago

Has any of that been confirmed? I thought patient zero's were still mostly speculation.

muriculaOP8y ago

I don't have a citation I can point you towards, just the word of a coworker who's a malware researcher, sorry.

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