The Unintended Devastation of the ILOVEYOU Virus | Hidden Stories

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Published 2023-05-24
In this week's story, I cover the case of the ILOVEYOU Virus - a software that was intended for good by its Philippines creator, but would end up as one of the most devastating, fastest-spreading viruses in history.

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All Comments (21)
  • @andyyjiang
    Hey everyone! Starting next Wednesday (October 4th), all future Hidden Stories will be migrating to a new, separate channel for clarity and simplicity. All of the current stories will still remain up on this channel, but all new videos moving forward will be posted on the new "Hidden Stories" YouTube channel here: youtube.com/@hiddenstoriesYT. If you want to continue keeping up with the weekly stories and my Hidden Stories series, subscribe to this new channel ✌
  • Imagine this guy as a grandpa sitting all his grandchildren down and going “did I tell you the story of-“ and all the children sit and listen to this guys amazing storytelling skills
  • @PanzerKampsf
    It’s rare to find story content creators who actually look like they’re interacting with the viewer instead of just speaking in a boring monotone voice all the time, good job, Andy!
  • @Bukki13
    why doesn’t long form content from shorts creators get recommended more often?
  • It is a pity that Onel was no longer able to follow a career he obviously loved. He might be the biggest loser to his own virus.
  • It's so funny to think about The Pentagon and Major Political Bureau Administrations and Agencies just casually opening anonymous love letters they received through emails directed towards official governmental addresses: "Tee hee! I wonder who it could be?"
  • @external316
    You went from being someone who leaves people on Cliff hangers and not telling the full story to being a amazing storyteller that digs deep to find the best stories and doesn’t just say “oh this person said oh heck to a 20 year old guy at the gas station as a joke that they both laughed at, cancel him, put him in federal prison! That’s asalt! That’s killing his mental state! Bla bla bla bla BLA”. Thanks bro.
  • @Yos115
    I've heard this one before but still staying because it's Andy telling the story 😁
  • @gregmeyer9595
    Glad he finally got to tell his story, awesome story. I gotta say I enjoy that i your long format stories I’ve never heard before. Keep up the hard work.
  • @ChocolateMilk19
    That university rejection for his thesis really created a villain anti-hero just wanting to make the internet free for everyone!
  • @SpriteMan1
    Those teachers fr started his villain arc
  • Its like letting your cat out and later finding out the cat had help and they killed all the birds they found.. So cool he got to tell his story eventually, sometimes things have unforeseen results.
  • @beterbomen
    I want to give this guy a hug... He went through so much shit.
  • @Morar_Bro
    I love this. Higher quality than most other YouTube essay, even normal shows.
  • While he definitely had the best of intentions, there's a reason the entire school board said no to something ethically wrong. Still, sucks for the poor guy who didn't intend to cause all the damage he did.
  • This was crazy!! Your story telling is so good!! Love listening to it
  • @_rik
    I feel bad for him, such a giant mistake and he must’ve regretted it so much. Although those shades made him look dripped out to mask the fear
  • @wanali4504
    Damn, I was actually shocked by the small number of views. This deserves at least a million.
  • @_ZeroMaximum_
    As a Filipino, I somehow feel like we're being recognized...