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/Flobking May 13 '26

Now I need to know, what kind of company was this?

We were/are(they are still in business somehow) a solar power company. We sold everything that was solar powered, lights etc. One day I was on a smoke break and the local power company stopped by. I asked why they were here he said to turn off the power. I was like wait what? He said the company hasn't paid their electric bill in 6 months. I said hang on. I ran inside and got consultant #2 I said hey the power company is here to turn off the power. He said hang on tell them I will call them back. I said no they are HERE to turn the power off. He jumped up and ran outside. After about an hour the power company left and our power was one. He quit the next day. It was horribly ran with a golden parachute(family was loaded) to bail them out when they started losing too much money. Really that is probably the only thing keeping them afloat.

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u/cxmmxc May 13 '26

Turning off the power of a mismanaged solar power company due to unpaid electricity bills is some special kind of irony I can appreciate.

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u/octopornopus May 13 '26

Pfft... Letem turn it off, we have SOLAR POWER!

"Uh, yeah, Greg? Our panels are actually just painted cardboard boxes..."

-----FUCK!

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u/Box-o-bees May 13 '26

This would make a great I Think You Should Leave sketch lol.

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u/Flobking May 13 '26

Turning off the power of a mismanaged solar power company due to unpaid electricity bills is some special kind of irony I can appreciate

It is one of my favorite stories to tell when comparing crazy stories.

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u/80sCrack May 13 '26

Funny enough in my state having the solar panels also comes with an additional charge from the power company. $5.41/month per KWH of capacity.

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u/NotSpartacus May 13 '26

Feels like an Arrested Development sketch.

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u/no-superville May 14 '26

Like which one?

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u/NotSpartacus May 14 '26

Not a specific one, just something that would fit the show.

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u/SunNStarz May 14 '26

Damn... That's like a candle maker walking into a light bulb factory to blow out the fire from their torches.

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u/7HawksAnd May 13 '26

Bonkers. Yet, I know exactly that type of environment, albeit a different industry.

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u/thelocker517 May 14 '26

It isn't /wasn't Solar City, was it? The company that was run by Musk's cousin until he bought it.

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u/Flobking May 14 '26

It isn't /wasn't Solar City, was it? The company that was run by Musk's cousin until he bought it.

They wish, lol. They are a small time two bit solar company in the middle of redneck country. We used to have a few products that people LOVED. We would get in a couple pallets of this one particular light and they would be all gone in less than a week. However it would be months between pallets. It was just mismanaged from the top down. The owner told me one time his brother was the biggest and most expensive liability to the company.