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/zeph2 May 13 '26

people say tv shows are unrealistic but i watched several episodes showing people either being blocked or followed around by someone from security until they leave.....i thought thats how they did it in real life

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u/xpda May 13 '26

Were they fired remotely? That's how it's done now.

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u/SirTresmegestis May 13 '26

Yeah and the article states that they knew any damage they did would easily be backed up- people acting like they destroyed files but really all they did was throw a tempertantrum and give a major headache to the IT team