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DOJ and NASA OIG Press Event on Internet Fraud Scheme

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
November 9, 2011
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United States Attorney Southern District of New York Press Event with NASA Inspector General
“A press conference will be held today to announce charges against seven individuals who engaged in a sophisticated, international Internet fraud scheme that infected more than four million computers in over 100 countries and manipulated online advertising.
– Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
– Janice K. Fedarcyk, Assistant Director-In-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
– Paul Martin, Inspector General of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Inspector General”

U.S. Attorney Charges Seven Individuals For Engineering Sophisticated Internet Fraud Scheme, Department of Justice
“Of the computers infected with malware, at least 500,000 were in the United States, including computers belonging to U.S. government agencies, such as NASA; educational institutions; non-profit organizations; commercial businesses; and individuals.”

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