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Recently released records show how NASA investigated the 1989 WANK worm infection

by Emily Crose

May 14, 2019

How did the National Aeronautics and Space Administration handle one of the first major hacktivist incidents? Newly released records sheds light on what happened during NASA’s investigation of the 1989 WANK worm infection.

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Title	Status	Agency	Jurisdiction
California Prison HRT Experiments in the 1980s	No Responsive Documents	Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation	California
CKELBOW Soviet Wiretap	Rejected	Central Intelligence Agency	United States of America
Level Seven Group	Awaiting Acknowledgement	U.S. Department of State	United States of America
Hacking for Girliez	Processing	Federal Bureau of Investigation	United States of America
y2k preparations (National Security Agency)	Awaiting Acknowledgement	National Security Agency	United States of America

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Title	Status	Agency	Jurisdiction
NASA Wank Worm investigation - SPAN Worm Incident	Completed	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	United States of America
Documentation On Transgender Students - dept of ed	Completed	U.S. Department of Education	United States of America
WANK worm investigation	Completed	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	United States of America
MKCHICKWICK	Completed	Central Intelligence Agency	United States of America
Transgender detainees in ICE custody	Completed	Immigration and Customs Enforcement	United States of America