08 Jun 2001
Love Bug case reopened in Philippines
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| Onel de Guzman is suspected of being the author
of the Love Bug worm |
According to reports from the Philippines the case against Onel
de Guzman, alleged author of the VBS/LoveLet-A (also known
as ILOVEYOU or the Love Bug) worm, has been reopened.
Elfren Meneses, chief of the Anti-Fraud and Computer Crimes
Division of the Philippines National Bureau of Investigation (NBI),
said the case has been reopened after the NBI filed a motion for
reconsideration at the Prosecutor's Office of the Department of
Justice in Manila.
Prosecutor Archimedes Manabat is said to have set aside the
dismissal order initially issued by DOJ, opening up the case for
investigation.
In August 2000 the Prosecutor's Office had ruled that de Guzman
could not be charged with violating the Access Device Regulation
Act (RA 8484).
The Philippines introduced stricter computer crime laws (the
E-Commerce Act) after the Love Bug infected systems around the
world, but because they were not in effect at the time of the
alleged offence they could not be used when prosecuting de
Guzman.
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