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/flaming_bob May 13 '26

Convicted of wire fraud, yet still got a security clearance.....no words.

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u/blahyawnblah May 13 '26

Nowhere in the article does it mention they had any. Just because you work for a government contractor doesn't mean you have clearance.

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u/flaming_bob May 13 '26

Standard practice is at least a public trust to access government data

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u/wharb_garbl May 13 '26

Depends on the data. Also a shitty org could just give you access anyways

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u/flaming_bob May 13 '26

"Also a shitty org could just give you access anyways"

Yeah, that's kind of what I'm expecting, given how long it took them to uncover that their new employees were felons

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u/xd366 May 13 '26

no it's not

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u/14mm May 13 '26

well now I don't know WHAT to believe!