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Twin brothers wipe 96 gov't databases minutes after being fired (arstechnica.com)
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A case study in why credentials are revoked before firings.

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[–] 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter, now both 34, had been in trouble before. Back in 2015, the brothers pled guilty in Virginia to a scheme involving wire fraud and computers. Muneeb was sentenced to three years in prison, while Sohaib got two.

They had a track record and found employment in government IT

HR should've been fired for that fuckup.

A case study in why credentials are revoked before firings.

No. A case study against employing known criminals.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Both conclusions are correct, but step 1 was a background check

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Don't know how it works in US, but in most of EU you're obligated to notify the employee about termination of work agreement like a month in adavnce. In case of IT revoking access that early would mean effectively month of paid leave.

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