A 19 year-old female technology student suspected of being the infamous virus writer Gigabyte was arrested by Belgian police last weekend. The woman was charged with computer data sabotage offences, Belgian daily La Libre Belgique reports. Her alleged crimes are punishable by up to three years in prison and fines of up to €100,000. Police confiscated five of the teenager’s computers and shut down her Web site. The 19 year-old, from Mechelen (30 kilometres north of Brussels), was released on bail pending further police inquiries. “She was preparing to publish new viruses on this site,” Belgian Police Inspector Olivier Bogaert told La Libre Belgique. Full Story
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