Tech
Report: CIH virus author arrested in Taiwan
Chen Ing-Hau, the author of the CIH virus that struck companies worldwide in April 1999, was detained by police after a Taiwanese student whose computer was hit by the virus this past April pressed charges, reported Newsbytes this week.The author had previously admitted to the crime and been questioned by police, but, because no Taiwanese companies had filed a complaint, he was not arrested.
Chen Ing-Hau, the author of the CIH virus that struck companies worldwide in April 1999, was detained by police after a Taiwanese student whose computer was hit by the virus this past April pressed charges, reported Newsbytes this week.
The author had previously admitted to the crime and been questioned by police, but, because no Taiwanese companies had filed a complaint, he was not arrested. Chen works for Wahoo International Enterprise Co., a software company based in Taiwan. -- Robert Lemos, ZDNet News