alt Hacker NewsI'm just amused how these people were even hired to begin with ? They don't seem to be Americans? How were they even allowed to work on sensitive systems? Why was this even allowed? So many questions.
At 4:58 pm, he wiped out a Department of Homeland Security database using the command “DROP DATABASE dhsproddb.”
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?”
In the space of a single hour, Muneeb deleted around 96 databases with US government information.Replies
throwaway27448 • today at 6:22 AM
I mean it's the DHS. Let's not pretend they're known for competence or hiring the best and brightest. Glorified chimps with ties and guns.
tradertef • yesterday at 11:33 PM
>> They don't seem to be Americans? How did you conclude that? Just their names?
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jasonwatkinspdx • yesterday at 11:20 PM
I would imagine they lied about having a felony conviction on their job applications, and that for whatever banal reason any background check service they used didn't flag it, or the contractor was so grossly incompetent they didn't even check.
They were born in Maryland, and apparently quite skilled (or at least skilled at cheating their way through their studies, if not genuinely technically skilled).
https://www.somdnews.com/archive/news/19-year-old-twins-high...