"I Love You" Computer Virus - HISTORY

In May 2000, a computer virus, also known as the Love Letter, swept through the nation. A news report later in the year describes the especially potent and damaging malware that made its way into a number of computer systems through e-mails with "I Love You" in the subject line.

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