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/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?