From Breitbart:
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.
Feds allege plot to destroy Fannie Mae data [Breitbart] via Zerohedge.
Makawa makawa nagana work here anymore
wait… if your books are ‘wiped clean’ do the bad loans go away ?
Too fight club, didn’t read
So he tried to put his worm in fanny and got caught?
Thank you, come again
No Sleeves’ F-bomb for those who missed it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gymk9I16U8k
Props to the color commentary by #6 !!!!
He was trying to be a folk hero for the fiscally irresponsible. Shame that most won’t be able to pronounce his name.
Should have programmed a virus to skim a few pennies from each mortgage instead.
@7 here,,,,My “props to #6″ was written when #6 was #6. Now I see #6 has become #4 !!
That writer’s screed is moving up the ladder!
This was on /. early in the week… I’m surprised DB and the MSM just picked it up now and it’s headline news. Next time I’ll forward it to you guys.
too Blago, didn’t comb
What was the name of that Bond Girl?
Bang Galore?
Not sure.
Too slumdog, didn’t read
@9 – that would never work.
@9 – Like in Superman 3…thumbs up their asses
Hey White People!
imagine the possibilities:
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/01/tan.html?npu=1&mbid=yhp
affirmative action – no problem
ivy league education not setting you apart anymore – “yeah, mom is white but dad was from Kenya” now possible
loud public displays – now perfectly acceptable
@17
The Lycans probably aren’t too happy about this. If the Vamps get it they’ll be able to blend in
@17…those people in the story you linked all have the same tattoo on their left shoulders.
@17
IT Guy
With a name like that, he probably was capablee of destroying the data and getting off without a trail of evidence.
I think Charlie’s “scoop” on the bad bank breaking down is bullshit. Someone is trying to play Charlie and cause a little panic sell off.
I expect someone from Treasury to either come out and make a statement or Steve Liesman to “hear from his sources” that things are on track, it’s complex, blah, blah.
This whole scoop that Charlie got is just too pat and too short on details.
People with funny names bug me. You know who I am talking about, don’t you. There are more of them her than I’d like. What will become of America if that trend of funny names continues? Yes, like those people. People with names like:
Lars, Birgit
Oly
Sven
Brunhilde
Gunner
Rolf
Arnborg
Bjorn
@22 – this Bad Bank is more like attacking Russia in the winter.
Paulson / France: “I’ve got a great idea!!!” [later] “Shit! What a horrible idea!!!”
Geithner / Germany: “I’ve got a different idea!” [later] “Shit! It’s the same idea!”
Why did he wait so long for his virus to kick in? Should have had it go off on Christmas or New Year’s when no one was around…
I guess Fight Club wasn’t as big in India
@25
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REFB9eLx6vs
Because that’s the time…
An influx on Lycan DNA would probably revive the animal spirits of the US comsumer
@ 24 LOL!
Clown, 25 here. Would love to see it, but company blocks YouTube. Have no idea why except we’re too cheap to get real network bandwidth. No, I’m not at UBS.
@30
I’m blocked from youtube, and what really gets me is that I’m blocked from dealbreaker.
/watches Lost
/head explodes
31, 30 here. That sucks. At least I can get on DB and play fantasy football. Oh, and apparently I can also search for porn using Google and look at the thumbnails though I can’t actually go to the website.
@32
1) read 31 again carefully
2) throw yourself down flight of stairs
This sounds like the computer illiterate talking to the media (who are totally illiterate).
Corporate IT systems are so isolated from each other (because of incompetence, not intention) that not even Jeff Goldblum (sp?) could erase all the data on ALL the systems, even AFTER he flew into the into main compute-room in his space-alien fighter plane.
What was the name of that movie anyway?
Would have been interesting if Makwana succeeded
@34
I think it was a spaghetti western – “A Fistful of Lycans”
@33 HAHAH!!!!
@33, sometimes I forget how many assholes are on here. And if you’re too dumb to figure it out, yes that’s you.
…and if…I have to move again…I….I…I…burn down the building
@38 but THAT and the unsurpassed level of cynicism is what makes THIS the best financial site on the world-wide-web.
Or maybe “For a Few Lycans More”?
Yes, it makes it interesting to read, but you’re still an ass.
@44. Yeah, but the DR plans are run by drones because everybody knows nothing’s ever going to happen anyway. You aren’t going to waste any real brain-power planning for something that
43, sorry if I maligned you unnecessarily, but I’ll take your word for it that you’re an ass. 33 = still an ass.
How do they say Lycan at Nomora?
@47 I think I see where we’re going with this. Rrrycan?
@17– Awesome, now pale people can have all kinds of freckles.
@39 I believe you have my stapler.
Ladies, please, the voice of reason has no place here, NONE!
i sure hope this doesnt have an effect on the value of my FNM common…oh nevermind
@1 – Thanks for the laugh. Which one of the two Bobs are you?
Was what this guy was trying to do much different than what the head of risk management at FNM already accomplished?
Is it a crime to try to rob a bank after all the money is gone?
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