Ex-Fannie Mae Worker Charged with Planting Virus

I thought it was common practice to remove an employee’s passwords and privileges when you fire them. You know, the ol’ wait until the end of the day before you fire someone routine. Apparently these guys have never heard of that.

A fired Fannie Mae contract employee allegedly placed a virus in the mortgage giant’s software that could have shut the company down for at least a week and caused millions of dollars in damage, prosecutors say. Rajendrasinh Makwana, an Indian citizen, was indicted Tuesday on computer intrusion charges. The former Gaithersburg resident is out on $100,000 bail, court documents said.

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