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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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[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 16 points 20 hours ago

Every place I have worked, most of HR and like half of finance/accounting has access to your social security number, full address and phone number. Sometimes even the password and security questions you used for whatever BS portal they made you setup an account in.