Man Acquitted of Porn Charges Due to Malware

A Department of Industrial Accidents investigator, who was charged of possessing child porn, has been declared innocent following a forensic examination that revealed that a malware sample was responsible for the obscenity on his laptop.

Michael Fiola, 53, of Rhode Island, underwent an enormous ordeal after pictures of child abuse were found on a proxy computer he got from his company in November 2006 after the theft of his laptop. He was dismissed from his job in March 2007 following an internal inquiry as Verizon wireless bill showed an amount four times higher than his colleague's, and which discovered the questionable content. Fiola had been employed at the agency, inquiring staff compensation sham, for full seven years ...

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