June 20, 2007Warning: Reformatting a hard drive could cost billions!
I just happened upon a news story that I apparently overlooked. It's now 3 months old, but it's still fascinating.
Perhaps you know that sinking feeling when a single keystroke accidentally destroys hours of work. Now imagine wiping out a disk drive containing information for an account worth $38 billion (€29 billion). That is 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.... [the full story]
Posted on 06/20/2007 7:27 AM Comments (0)
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