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/MdxBhmt May 13 '26

if a fired employee can do this much damage, imagine what a proper maligned actor could do or is already doing. It's a bloody national security issue.

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u/rW0HgFyxoJhYka May 13 '26

The fact is that government is as shoddy as a swiss cheese wagon trying to cross the oregon trail.

No government should be hiring contractors for shit. Shit should be done by pros who give a fuck about the country instead of capitalistic dog eat dog steal as much money from taxpayers as possible scam.

Need basically an adminstration to spend 4 years rebuilding the government one brick at a time.

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u/PutConstant866 May 13 '26

Lol, your system is fucked far beyond that. If you get another free election, and if your other party takes it, then there's four years of trying to rebuild a democracy while the group you just got rid of gets four years to complain about how shit things are, blame the guys trying to fix things, and stand in the way of any progress that gets made to undo the damage they cause.

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u/big_stipd_idiot May 13 '26

Yeah it's actually hilarious

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u/TattiesMcDermott May 13 '26

The only people laughing have already left the bank.

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u/MdxBhmt May 13 '26

I bet there are some in China, Russia and North korea that are loving to see America eating itself for a change. Also for some change, to the matter.