The Origin of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) - Hacker Etymology

Why is it called "XSS"? Where does it come from and who influenced this type of website vulnerability?

Full Playlist "The History of XSS":    • The History of XSS  

Hotmail "Attackments": https://web.archive.org/web/199812052...
Which freemail services are safe: https://web.archive.org/web/199812070...
Article about XSS: https://web.archive.org/web/199901170... ; https://web.archive.org/web/199901170...
Microsoft Press Release: https://web.archive.org/web/199901170...
Microsoft XSS FAQ: https://web.archive.org/web/199901170...
CA-2000-02: https://web.archive.org/web/199901170...

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro and Recap
01:35 - XSS's 10th Birthday
02:51 - Talking to David Ross
03:47 - Cross-frame Security Issues
04:43 - Hotmail ATTACKMENTS
06:40 - Breeding Ground for XSS
08:05 - Microsoft in 1999
09:48 - "Cross-Site Scripting" Name Origin
11:56 - CERT Advisory CA-2000-2
13:30 - Do you remember XSS?

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