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Twin brothers wipe 96 gov't databases minutes after being fired (arstechnica.com)
submitted 22 hours ago by FTonsilStones@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world
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A case study in why credentials are revoked before firings.

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[–] pelya@lemmy.world 26 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

“Eh, they can recover from yesterday,” he said, referring to daily database backups.

But did they recover from backups? Don't leave the most juicy intrigue out of the story.

[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 11 points 17 hours ago

No one ever tested the backups so they don't know if they will work!