>In May 2020, it was revealed that while researching his cybercrime book Crime Dot Com, investigative journalist Geoff White had found Onel de Guzman working at a mobile phone repair stall in Manila. De Guzman admitted creating and releasing the virus. He claimed he had initially developed it to steal Internet access passwords, since he could not afford to pay for access. He said that Michael Buen, who had also fallen under suspicion during the investigation, had nothing to do with the virus' creation.

Fascinating. Is this why you posted this, OP?