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Twin brothers wipe 96 gov't databases minutes after being fired (opens in new tab)

Covered by 5 sources See all sources covering this story including Lazybear, daemonology.netDiscussed on Hacker News and r/technology

A case study in why credentials are revoked before firings.

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