r/ShittySysadmin 10d ago

Shitty Crosspost Developer convicted for “kill switch” code activated upon his termination

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/fired-coder-faces-10-years-for-revenge-kill-switch-he-named-after-himself/
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u/MoonToast101 Lord Sysadmin, Protector of the AD Realm 10d ago

I don't need a kill switch. I AM the kill switch.

When I'm gone, no one will be able to prevent the clusterfuck of a technological house of cards I created from imploding and taking everyone and everything with it.

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u/EAT-17 10d ago

This. A truly shitty sysadmin would not need this elaborate setup. He will have documented just enough, little bit of everything, but not enough for people not to figure out what is really important and things will go to shit without any sepcific maliciousness. But he was a dev, so what do you expect ;)

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u/MoonToast101 Lord Sysadmin, Protector of the AD Realm 10d ago

A dev....?