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The man behind the world's first major computer virus outbreak has admitted his guilt, 20 years after his software infected millions of machines worldwide. Filipino Onel de Guzman, now 44,...
The ILOVEYOU worm was coded by Onel de Guzman, then a student at AMA Computer College of the Philippines. At the time of its creation, de Guzman was poor and struggling to pay for the country's dial-up internet access.
Sep 12, 2020 · For two decades, Onel de Guzman has been suspected of unleashing the groundbreaking virus. But he's never confessed to anything—until now. Illustration: Beth Holzer. This story is adapted from...
May 4, 2020 · Now 44 years of age, Onel de Guzman, the man behind the worm-turned-virus has faded from people’s attention. There had been some hearsays which claim that the famed hacker was either recruited by Microsoft or had emigrated to Austria, Germany, or the United States.
May 4, 2020 · De Guzman is the creator of one of the most destructive computer viruses in history, but says he never meant for the virus to spread globally. White interviewed De Guzman for a forthcoming book on cyber crime called Crime Dot Com.
Feb 7, 2023 · In May of 2000, a young hacker in the Philippines named Onel de Guzman created an email worm that would change the way the world thought about cybersecurity.
Apr 21, 2020 · After 20 years of silence, Onel de Guzman has admitted unleashing the “Love Bug”, the computer virus that caused havoc by infecting 45 million machines around the world.
May 3, 2020 · De Guzman had not commented publicly since around 2000, until this week when author Geoff White tracked him down to the phone repair shop he now runs in Manila, where he admitted to authoring...
May 4, 2010 · Despite being traced via an alias he left in the virus, Mr De Guzman was never charged with a crime. At the time he released the malware, the Philippines had no laws criminalising malicious use...
Oct 21, 2000 · Onel de Guzman, 24-year-old computer-knowledgeable Filipino, admits to creating computer viruses but claims uncertainty as to whether 'Love Bug' virus that plagued computers globally is one he...
