AIDS Trojan or PC Cyborg Ransomware was the first ever malware created to extort money and was documented in 1989. It was released via a floppy disk and could replace the AUTOEXEC.BAT file in the system. According to sources, the ransomware was released during the World Health Organization’s AIDS conference in 1989. It was distributed to 20,000 doctors and AID researchers who attended the conference.
