History of Cybercrime

This document is a chronological survey of cybercrime history and the modern threat landscape, tracing notable incidents from early telegraph-era fraud through landmark events such as the Morris Worm, ILOVEYOU, Stuxnet, Zeus, CryptoLocker, WannaCry/NotPetya, SolarWinds, Colonial Pipeline, and Log4j; it highlights trends including ransomware-as-a-service, BEC, supply-chain and identity attacks, and growing criminal ecosystems that monetize breaches and malware.