Article 71YCH Twins who hacked State Dept hired to work for gov again, now charged with deleting databases

Twins who hacked State Dept hired to work for gov again, now charged with deleting databases

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Vetting staff who handle sensitive government systems is wise, and so is cutting off their access the moment they're fired. Prosecutors say a federal contractor learned this the hard way when twin brothers previously convicted of hacking-related offenses allegedly used lingering access to delete nearly 100 government databases, including systems tied to Homeland Security and other agencies, within minutes of being terminated....

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