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Former govt contractor convicted for wiping dozens of federal databases

·Source: BleepingComputer

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Executive Summary

A 34-year-old Virginia man was found guilty of conspiring to destroy dozens of government databases after getting fired from his job as a federal contractor. [...]

Analysis

A 34-year-old Virginia man was found guilty of conspiring to destroy dozens of government databases after getting fired from his job as a federal contractor. [...]
Source Attribution

Originally published by BleepingComputer on May 8, 2026.

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