Editing Melissa (computer virus) (section)

=== Impact ===
The virus slowed down email systems due to overloading [[Microsoft Outlook]] and [[Microsoft Exchange Server|Microsoft Exchange]] servers with emails. Major organizations impacted included Microsoft, [[Intel|Intel Corp]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Melissa virus hits Outlook e-mail - Mar. 29, 1999 |url=https://money.cnn.com/1999/03/29/technology/virus/ |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=money.cnn.com}}</ref> and the [[United States Marine Corps]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=McNamara |first=Paul |date=2014-03-25 |title=Melissa virus turning 15 … (age of the stripper still unknown) |url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/2226599/melissa-virus-turning-15----age-of-the-stripper-still-unknown-.html |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=Network World |language=en}}</ref> The Computer Emergency Response Team, a Pentagon-financed security service at Carnegie Mellon University, reported 250 organizations called regarding the virus, indicating at least 100,000 workplace computers were infected, although the number is believed to be higher.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Markoff |first=John |date=1999-03-30 |title=Digital Fingerprints Leave Clues to Creator of Internet Virus |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/30/us/digital-fingerprints-leave-clues-to-creator-of-internet-virus.html |access-date=2022-04-01 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> An estimated one million email accounts were hijacked by the virus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Melissa Virus|url=https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/melissa-virus|access-date=2022-04-01|website=Federal Bureau of Investigation|language=en-us}}</ref> The virus was able to be contained within a few days, although it took longer to remove it from infected systems entirely. At the time, it was the fastest spreading email worm.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}