September 13, 2019

Fin7 sysadmin pleads guilty to running IT for billion-dollar crime syndicate

Fedir Oleksiyovich Hladyr is the first member of the infamous cybercrime network to be found guilty of hacking-related crimes in a US court.

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April 09, 2019

Fired sysadmin pleads guilty to doxxing five senators on Wikipedia

Cosko, 27, pleaded guilty to five counts including making public restricted personal information, computer fraud, witness tampering and obstruction of justice,

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January 11, 2019

El Chapo was brought down by a sysadmin

Christian Rodriguez says he set up secure VoIP communications for the cartel: a system whose encryption keys he wound up giving to the FBI.

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November 22, 2018

Reddit helps admin solve mystery of rogue Raspberry Pi

Finding a mysterious circuit board plugged into a network that you are tasked with managing is always going to be a disconcerting moment for any sysadmin.

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February 27, 2017

IT admin was authorized to trash employer’s network he says

It'll make you think twice about hitting the delete key

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January 20, 2017

School sues sysadmin for wiping its only login to Gmail

Sysadmin's counter-suit alleges racial discrimination and claims that ACE underpaid him

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July 29, 2016

Sysadmin’s foolproof guide to fixing any computer problem

Sysadmins, your job is basically impossible so we've put our heads together and created a guide to fixing any computer problem. Period.

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July 29, 2016

5 tips for making life easier this SysAdmin Day

Ask not what your sysadmin can do for you...ask what you can do for your sysadmin!

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July 29, 2016

Hooray for SysAdmin Day!

It's the best day in the sysadmin calendar. Buckle up for SysAdmin Day!

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