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May 3, 2020 · Filipino Onel de Guzman, now 44, says he unleashed the Love Bug computer worm to steal passwords so he could access the internet without paying. He claims he never intended it to spread globally....
May 1, 2020 · Wearing a striped shirt and Matrix-style dark glasses, Onel de Guzman stared at the floor as he made his way through a crowd of photographers into a hastily arranged press conference in Quezon ...
Sep 12, 2020 · After some initial questioning, they identified one Onel de Guzman, a 23-year-old computer science student at AMA Computer College, studying at the Makati campus, a grim, gray concrete...
May 4, 2020 · 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.
Aug 8, 2022 · In 2020, de Guzman was tracked down by journalists. He told them that ILOVEYOU did not originally have a mass mailing function for the Outlook address book, and that he created the worm to steal passwords for internet access because he couldn’t afford to pay for it.
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May 5, 2023 · 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. While their initial intention was not to cause widespread damage, the virus quickly spiraled out of control.
Oct 21, 2000 · Did Onel de Guzman create the ''Love Bug,'' the most destructive computer virus in history? ''I admit I create viruses, but I don't know if it's one of mine,'' he said in an interview here.
