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Belgium police arrest female virus-writer

Feb 14, 2004 11:30AM PST

Belgian police arrested a 19-year-old female technology student who gained international notoriety for creating computer viruses, local news media reported Saturday.

The woman, identified only by her nickname "Gigabyte," was charged with computer data sabotage under legislation introduced in 2000 to deal with cyber-crime, the daily La Libre Belgique reported.

If convicted, she faces up to three years in prison and fines of up to euro100,000 (US$127,000).

http://www.securityfocus.com/news/8048

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