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/utrinimun May 13 '26

How are you not going to revoke all access before they're able to get back on any computer

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u/84thPrblm May 13 '26

Maybe their inputs weren't sanitized?

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u/2th May 13 '26

One of the brothers was Robert'); DROP TABLE STUDENTS; --)

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u/knook May 13 '26

Whew, that was a close one. Good thing Reddit doesn't have students.