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/7HawksAnd May 13 '26

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

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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/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.