For real geeks....

[markem]

First one to run free in the wild with such a catastrophic result. Several, perhaps many, before that. He didn't invent the concept.

He interviewed with my group when he wanted to work in security research at Intel. We didn't hire him.

I was working for a startup when the Morris Worm hit. It took some time, but I was able to isolate our systems and prevent a reintroduction of the infection. Lots of other places weren't so lucky.

There is a lot more behind the story and the subsequent attention to "Internet crime" that requires lots of booze and no microphones for those involved to talk.