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- 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 designed; it has caused estimated $10 billion damage; Philippine authorities filed theft and other charges against de Guzman, but dropped them because of insufficient evidence; de Guzman says he no longer hacks, but he still practices 'cracking,' which he describes as gaining unauthorized access to...
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May 1, 2020 · Onel de Guzman, seen here in May 2000, was quickly accused of being the author of the ILOVEYOU virus.
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...
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 5, 2023 · ILLUSTRATION BY: NOYPIGEEKS. The creators behind the virus. The ILOVEYOU virus was traced to two young Filipino programmers, Reonel Ramones, and Onel de Guzman. They were both students at the AMA Computer College in Manila, Philippines and had created the virus as a thesis project.
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.
Aug 22, 2000 · De Guzman failed to graduate earlier this year after AMA professors rejected his thesis proposal for a program that steals Internet passwords, a feature of the Love Bug virus. De Guzman...
May 4, 2020 · Digital heart. The man who created the first major global computer virus has finally admitted he was behind it, 20-years after it was unleashed. Onel de Guzman said he authored the Love Bug computer worm to steal passwords as a way to freely access the internet, according to a forthcoming book on cyber crime.
