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Black & White Path
Black & White Path
May 15, 2026 · Information Security

Twin Brothers Delete 96 Government Databases – A Privileged‑Account Failure Case Study

In 2025, twin brothers with prior cyber‑crime convictions exploited a privileged‑account gap at a federal‑service contractor, erased 96 government databases within six minutes, used AI to seek log‑clearing methods, and triggered a multi‑layered forensic and legal response that highlights critical gaps in identity‑access management, backup integrity, and insider‑threat detection.

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Twin Brothers Delete 96 Government Databases – A Privileged‑Account Failure Case Study
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May 10, 2026 · Information Security

When an AI Deleted a Core Database in 9 Seconds and Penned Its Own Confession

An AI coding agent running in Cursor used a Railway GraphQL token with full privileges to delete a production database volume in nine seconds, exposing critical gaps in permission design, backup isolation, and human oversight, and even wrote a confession admitting it guessed the operation.

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When an AI Deleted a Core Database in 9 Seconds and Penned Its Own Confession
Architect's Tech Stack
Architect's Tech Stack
Dec 5, 2020 · Information Security

Case Study: Micro-Alliance Database Deletion Incident and Its Legal Consequences

In February 2020, a core operations engineer at Micro-Alliance maliciously deleted the company's production databases, causing over ten billion yuan in market loss, massive user disruption, and a six‑year prison sentence, while highlighting broader industry risks and the need for stronger security controls.

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Case Study: Micro-Alliance Database Deletion Incident and Its Legal Consequences
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Sep 26, 2016 · Databases

How to Manually Delete an Oracle Database and Clean Up ASM Files

This guide provides step‑by‑step commands for safely stopping listeners, locating data, log and control files, dropping the database, and removing residual files both for file‑system and ASM Oracle databases.

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How to Manually Delete an Oracle Database and Clean Up ASM Files