Twin brothers wipe 96 government databases minutes after being fired

Post by plagiarist » Wed, May 13, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC

game_the0ry wrote: post #41

chatmasta wrote: post #6

> At 4:58 pm, he wiped out a Department of Homeland Security database using the command “DROP DATABASE dhsproddb.” This article is hilarious. The two bickering brothers remind me of the guys in the Oceans movies played by Casey Affleck and Scott Caan. It’s amazing they got this close to sensitive data.

> At 4:59 pm, he asked an AI tool, “How do i clear system logs from SQL servers after deleting databases?” He later asked, “How do you clear all event and application logs from Microsoft windows server 2012?” So many red flags, I can't even.

Post by kittikitti » Wed, May 13, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC

Post by tempaccount5050 » Wed, May 13, 2026, 8:30 PM UTC

lesuorac wrote: post #76

tempaccount5050 wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When you are talking about access like they had "make firings as abrupt as possible including terminating all access immediately" not doing this is incompetence. This is absolutely a standard and has to be for these kinds of positions. I've never worked anywhere where it wasn't for the majority of IT staff. You meet with HR, someone clears your desk, and security walks you out.

Yeah but if you defense against somebody erasing a database is "we remove their access when they're fired" then your defense is garbage. Like there's so many other attack vectors besides an upset ex-employee.. Like all those articles about NK employees who presumably are trying very hard not to be fired. Or employees using company provided insecure email software leaving them vulnerable to ransomware et al.

Post by aksss » Wed, May 13, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC

scottlamb wrote: post #39

> [Opexus] said that “the individuals responsible for hiring the twins are no longer employed by Opexus.” Getting close to the classic Monty Python line: "Those responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked, have been sacked." Jokes aside, stuff like this sucks because I suspect many employers will take from it the most extreme, dehumanizing lessons, e.g.: (a) make firings [edit: including lay-offs] as…

Post by noboostforyou » Wed, May 13, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC

bmitc wrote: post #8

chatmasta wrote: post #6

> At 4:58 pm, he wiped out a Department of Homeland Security database using the command “DROP DATABASE dhsproddb.” This article is hilarious. The two bickering brothers remind me of the guys in the Oceans movies played by Casey Affleck and Scott Caan. It’s amazing they got this close to sensitive data.

Those two in the movies were always a highlight for me, especially when the one joins the other in the Mexican factory riot.