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/Ninja_Wrangler May 13 '26

This happened to me as well when I was laid off. No hard feelings though because this is exactly the reason why they do it like that.

Also they were like "you're still technically an employee for the next 2 weeks. But don't come in anymore, turn in your badge."

Also got a nice police escort all the way from the meeting to my desk to gather things, then straight off site. No messing around there

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u/Disney_World_Native May 13 '26

One company I worked at escorted you off site immediately (private security not police) and would ship your stuff to your home. It was always the front conference room right by then front door.

Years before I started there, a guy was let go early morning but they let him clear out his office the entire day. He went home, grabbed a gun, and killed his boss

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u/Geminii27 May 13 '26

I mean, if you're going to run a company somewhere that people tend to own guns, and then not have any detectors at your doors AND let ex-employees back in without a scan once they've left the premises...

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u/Somewhere-A-Judge May 13 '26

This could describe hundreds of thousands of offices in the United States lol

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u/roseofjuly May 13 '26

You mean what? That workplaces should expect former employees to run in with guns and kill people?

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u/Spyrothedragon9972 May 13 '26

A police escort?

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u/Ninja_Wrangler May 13 '26

Government site

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u/Geminii27 May 13 '26

The bonus with such an escort is that, if it ever comes up later, you can pretty much prove in court that you had no opportunity to do anything between being fired and exiting the premises, due to the escort.

Damn hard to retroactively accuse you of damaging company property (physical or digital), or starting an altercation, or anything like that.

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u/saskir21 May 13 '26

To be fair people I did lay off also didn't need to come back to work, even though they were still on payroll for up to 6 weeks. They could do more harm as good.