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To: ransomnote

I was a Unix admin. I didn’t need a kill switch. As root all I hade to do was rm *.*. The company should have removed the ChiComs login before canning him.


6 posted on 08/22/2025 2:42:57 PM PDT by DeplorablePaul
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To: DeplorablePaul

(removed the ChiComs login before canning him)

The time bomb 💣 was waiting
for that to happen


7 posted on 08/22/2025 2:47:12 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: DeplorablePaul

100%


11 posted on 08/22/2025 3:49:46 PM PDT by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and don't wish to smile.)
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To: DeplorablePaul
The company should have removed the ChiComs login before canning him.

Removing his login was the trigger that caused the issue. If he was not active in the system, it locked everyone out.

12 posted on 08/22/2025 6:06:13 PM PDT by gunnut
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