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Developer sabotaged ex-employer with kill switch that activated when he was let go (go.theregister.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by lemmydev2@infosec.pub to c/pulse_of_truth@infosec.pub

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IsDavisLuEnabledInActiveDirectory? Not any more. IsDavisLuGuilty? Yes. IsDavisLuFacingJail? Also yes A federal jury in Cleveland has found a senior software developer guilty of sabotaging his employer's systems – and he's now facing a potential ten years behind bars.…

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[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 9 points 2 weeks ago

I'm reminded of some garbage post I saw in the hell known as LinkedIn. Some soulless suit was saying "Don't do PRs - just let your team merge directly to production." I didn't engage with it because I hate everything about LinkedIn and its clickbait trash feed, but "it protects you from a lone disgruntled employee" was one of the reasons I thought about.