When Hacking Was Just a Floppy Disk Away! (It's True)

Hey everyone! Ever thought about how simple hacking used to be? I mean, really simple! Let's take a trip down memory lane, to a time when the internet was still a luxury and everything was stored on floppy disks.

Hacking in the Past: The Age of Floppy Disks

Back then, there were no complex antivirus programs or fancy firewalls. An infected floppy disk was enough to completely destroy a system.

Floppy Disk Viruses: A Serious Threat

Remember those days when every floppy disk you got from a friend was a bit of a risk? It might have a tiny virus that could wipe out all your data. Floppy disk viruses, like Brain</Inline Code> and Michelangelo</Inline Code>, were the nightmares of that era.

Example: The Brain Virus

The Brain</Inline Code> virus was one of the first computer viruses to spread on floppy disks. This virus also had an interesting message within it, revealing who created it!

"Welcome to the Dungeon (c) 1986 Amjads (pvt) Ltd. VIRUS_SHOE RECORD V9.0, Dedicated to the dynamic memories of the whole range of IBM PC Computer..."

Social Engineering: Deceiving people into giving up personal information.
Sniffers: Stealing information from local networks.
DoS Attacks: Disabling servers by sending too many requests.

Conclusion

Hacking in the past was very different from now. A floppy disk could cause a disaster! Fortunately, we now have much more advanced security tools, but we must always be careful.

Feature	Hacking in the Past (90s)	Hacking Today
Tools	Floppy Disk, Modem	Advanced Software
Complexity	Simple	Complex
Security Level	Low	High

Hoping for a day when no one becomes a victim of cyber attacks!

When Hacking Was Just a Floppy Disk Away! (It's True)

Hacking in the Past: The Age of Floppy Disks

Floppy Disk Viruses: A Serious Threat

Example: The Brain Virus

Information Security in Those Days

Attacks of the 90s: When the Internet Started to Take Off

Hacking Techniques of the 90s

Conclusion

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