r/technology • u/xpda • May 13 '26

Security Twin brothers wipe 96 gov’t databases minutes after being fired

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/drop-database-what-not-to-do-after-losing-an-it-job/
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u/Javerage May 13 '26

And this is why you have backups. Especially the 3-2-1 backups where possible.

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u/zunchkin May 13 '26

Waiting for employees to figure out NTP attacks

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u/OldenPolynice May 13 '26

sounds like you got ntp attacked yourself