Post #3854200
2026-07-14 16:02 UTC
Detroit Free Press - Jun 20th, 1975
I'm fascinated by the idea of #ransomware before ransomware, data extortion that impacted availability or confidentiality of data before the advent of malicious software for encryption.
Stumbled across this 70s news story about "tapenapping" of backup tapes.
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@realhackhistory@chaos.social 2026-07-16 06:54
From “Computer Capers: Tales of Electronic Thievery, Embezzlement, and Fraud” by Thomas Whiteside, published in 1978.