Twin brothers wipe 96 government databases minutes after being fired

Post by therobots927 » Wed, May 13, 2026, 6:04 PM UTC

metalman wrote: post #14

ccimmergreen wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So this was why the FBI Director Kash Patel was in a panic when he couldn't log in one day. Revoking credentials before firing someone makes a lot of sense in security.

no, becaus the simple and pragmatic solution for ANYONE who is subject to arbitrary termination, is to litter everything they build with caltrops and dead man triggers and then hint that they will go into "consulting" when fired. I know of one case where this was totaly unintentional, and a machinest at a local pulp and paper plant had self delegated to write the software that controlled tension on the giant machines…

Post by sieabahlpark » Wed, May 13, 2026, 6:07 PM UTC

kaikai wrote: post #4

How on earth did someone previously convicted of what sounds like hacking get job access to so many prod government databases? Wild that it took them so long to get caught.

Post by jagged-chisel » Wed, May 13, 2026, 6:10 PM UTC

nine_k wrote: post #22

chrisra wrote: post #2

I have no problem with my credentials being revoked everywhere before I know about a layoff. I don't really care how I learn about it, just please don't make me come in to the office.

> just please don't make me come in to the office. But how do you pick up the stuff from your desk? I once lost a nice pair of headphones this way.

Post by charonn0 » Wed, May 13, 2026, 6:21 PM UTC

AlexB138 wrote: post #20

kaikai wrote: post #4

How on earth did someone previously convicted of what sounds like hacking get job access to so many prod government databases? Wild that it took them so long to get caught.

I had the same questions. Apparently discovery of the prior conviction is what lead to them being fired: > When the company discovered Sohaib Akhter’s felony conviction, it terminated both brothers’ employment during an online remote meeting on Feb. 18, 2025 from https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-jury-convicts-virgina... which is a better source on this. That prompts the question of why background checks are so…

Post by miki123211 » Wed, May 13, 2026, 6:26 PM UTC

whynotmaybe wrote: post #9

cyanydeez wrote: post #3

so, apparently, the passwords were stored in cleartext.

Remind me of a forum a long time ago that sent me my password in clear when I used the "forgot password" link. When I advised them that it was a bad idea to store password in clear, they answered that they keep it in clear so that they can send it when someone forget. Defeated by such argument, I deleted my account.