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Technician’s Error Wipes Out Data For State Fund

Sweet merciful crap! “Computer technician accidentally wiped out huge data file and the backup disk”

Perhaps you’ve experienced that sinking feeling when a single keystroke accidentally destroys hours of work. Now imagine wiping out a disk drive containing an account worth $38 billion.

That’s what happened to a computer technician reformatting a disk drive at the Alaska Department of Revenue. While doing routine maintenance work, the technician accidentally deleted applicant information for an oil-funded account — one of Alaska residents’ biggest perks — and mistakenly reformatted the backup drive, as well.

Wow, I mean, wow.

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[tags]Data Loss, DRP, BCP, Data Security[/tags]

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