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broken iris · **Posted:** Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:18 pm

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090130/fannie_mae_virus.html?.v=5

Feds allege plot to destroy Fannie Mae data
Friday January 30, 10:58 am ET
Feds allege fired Fannie Mae worker planted virus to destroy mortgage company's computer data

URBANA, Md. (AP) -- The Justice Department says it foiled a plot by a fired Fannie Mae contract worker in Maryland to destroy all the data on the mortgage giant's 4,000 computer servers nationwide.

The U.S. Attorney's Office says 35-year-old Rajendrasinh Makwana, of Glen Allen, Va., is scheduled for arraignment Friday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore on one count of computer intrusion.

U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein says Makwana was fired Oct. 24.

Rosenstein says that on that day, Makwana programmed a computer with a malicious code that was set to spread throughout the Fannie Mae network and destroy all data this Saturday.

Makwana's federal public defender did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

Washington-based Fannie Mae is the largest U.S. mortgage finance company.

LittleWing · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:43 am **Posts:** 10694

Who wants to bet that nothing comes of this?

cutuphalfdead · **Posted:** Sat Jan 31, 2009 3:23 am

That would have been awesome!

px · **Joined:** Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:38 am **Posts:** 18049

cutuphalfdead wrote:

That would have been awesome!

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Fannie Mae did not immediately terminate Makwana's computer access after telling him he was fired early on the afternoon of Oct. 24, the affidavit states. Before surrendering his badge and laptop computer about 3 1/2 hours later,

Can you believe that? If they fired him for writing "erroneously writing programming instructions two weeks earlier that changed the settings on the servers" they should have had someone with him (to keep an eye on him) until he left the building!

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Fannie Mae may have had to clean out and restore all 4,000 servers, restore and secure the automation of mortgages and restore all data that was erased, the agent said.

4,000 servers. :heartbeat:

1 nad short · **Posted:** Sun Feb 01, 2009 10:51 pm

his name is fannie may???

px · **Joined:** Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:38 am **Posts:** 18049

1 nad short wrote:

his name is fannie may???

No. Her name is Fannie May. Her b/f is named Freddie Mac.

1 nad short · **Posted:** Mon Feb 02, 2009 11:22 pm

px wrote:

1 nad short wrote:

his name is fannie may???

No. Her name is Fannie May. Her b/f is named Freddie Mac.

either way fannie may is a rippen hilarious name and i pride the parents of fannie for their dedication to humour

dkfan9 · **Posted:** Mon Feb 02, 2009 11:48 pm

1 nad short wrote:

px wrote:

1 nad short wrote:

his name is fannie may???

No. Her name is Fannie May. Her b/f is named Freddie Mac.

either way fannie may is a rippen hilarious name and i pride the parents of fannie for their dedication to humour

the united states government thanks you for the commendation

px · **Joined:** Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:38 am **Posts:** 18049

1 nad short wrote:

px wrote:

1 nad short wrote:

his name is fannie may???

No. Her name is Fannie May. Her b/f is named Freddie Mac.

either way fannie may is a rippen hilarious name and i pride the parents of fannie for their dedication to humour

Uncle Sam would get sued by the religious people if she had been named Vagina Mae. :wink:

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