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Ex-Fannie Mae employees plant computer-time bomb; Worm floats Obama's head on your desktop

With economic slump, concerns rise over data theft
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Ex-Fannie Mae employee accused of planting computer time bomb

Ellen Messmer By Ellen Messmer
Ex-Fannie Mae computer engineer is charged in setting computer time bomb, according to published reports. Read full story

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01/30/09

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