Egotastic
Viruses. Blech. They're sneaky, they're deceiving, but most of all, they're annoying and potentially dangerous. But humans have been riddled with viruses ever since the stone age--only they just weren't the digital kind. (Obviously they were millions of times deadlier, given that they actually killed people. But anyway.)
Remember the Black Death? You probably don't, but it caused up to 200 million deaths the world over. And causing users over 1.5 billion dollars in damages was Nimda, which spread like wildfire in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. 'Nimda', which is actually 'admin' spelled backwards, is a DDoS attack that infected machines through email, shared files, and compromised sites.
Today's infographic counts down the deadliest viruses that man has ever faced, both in real life and in the digital world. Here's a quick rundown of the worst of the worst:
- Most Lives Taken: The Black Death
- Most Complex: Stuxnet
- Most Viral: Nimda
- Most Lethal to Man: Ebola
- Most Lethal to PCs: CIH Virus
Infographic Daily: Credit Cards Go Social
A lot of young people found themselves in debt after they got a credit card and spent money that they didn't have (and racked up bills that they couldn't pay off.) Sounds pretty sad, and it probably isn't what credit companies intended to do (or is it?) when they pushed their credit cards into the hands of young folks who didn't know any better.
This was why the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act was introduced. Because of the act, companies can no longer set up tables near campuses offering gifts while requiring applicants under 21 to have a co-signer or prove that they have a sufficient income.
What the act doesn't discount is social media--and that's what credit card companies are zoning in on right now.
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