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#8 BleepingComputer general May 08, 2026 at 08:45 UTC

Former govt contractor convicted for wiping dozens of federal databases

By Sergiu Gatlan

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A 34-year-old Virginia federal contractor was convicted for wiping 96 government databases after being fired, with the jury also finding him guilty of stealing a colleague's password to gain unauthorized email access. The case is a stark insider-threat example illustrating risks of insufficient access revocation upon employee termination.

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