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Former TSA Analyst Charged With Computer Tampering

Posted by samzenpus on from the let-me-fix-that-for-you dept.

angry tapir writes "A Transportation Security Administration analyst has been indicted with tampering with databases used by the TSA to identify possible terrorists who may be trying to fly in the US. If convicted, he faces 10 years in prison."

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  1. Re:They missed "why?" by PPH · · Score: 5, Funny

    He was just searching for information about the infamous terrorist, Ahmed');Drop Table No_Fly_List;.

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  2. Re:Where's the security protocol? by byornski · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because you'd be really small?

  3. Re:They missed "why?" by Simon80 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Little Ahm-y tables, we call him.

  4. Re:Where are the terrorism charges? by Opportunist · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey, he just messed with a database containing your personal info. He didn't download a movie for crying out loud!

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  5. Re:Not justified by shermo · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sorry, I'm not clicking anything that has 'colon' in the url. I learnt that the hard.

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