This is why it is pretty frustrating. If they actually wanted to audit things, they'd bring in forensic accountants. Instead, they brought in "script kiddies". You aren't finding evidence of crimes after 2 days with SQL access.

I must disagree, as our team recently encountered a critical system failure potentially stemming from internal misconduct. While our personnel are typically required to possess advanced qualifications and extensive experience, the urgency of the situation necessitated immediate action despite my relative lack of formal credentials compared to my esteemed colleagues.

Given the time-sensitive nature of the incident, I took the initiative to secure comprehensive system logs, including bash histories, without prior authorization. I was able to identify the root cause: a correctly formatted command executed in an inappropriate context. This proactive approach, while unconventional, was instrumental in mitigating further disruption and expediting resolution.

The root cause was identified, and an effective remediation plan was developed within minutes.

No body cares that your coworker fat fingered some bash or SQL command. We care that kids with questionable morals have access to systems that usually require months of investigations to access.

DOGE and their laptops are probably secured by whoever picked them up from Best Buy for Elon.

This comment is almost certainly chatgpt.

Rewritten, yes.

Whenever I see AI-generated word salads like this, my mind automatically discredits it and skims over it.

In my opinion, thinking that AI does a good job of expressing your intent and opinions for you is as flawed as thinking script kiddies with a history of leaking information from their employer deserve a role in breaking and fixing sensitive mission-critical federal systems.

Is this a long way of saying you found someone with root access on the server accidentally typed `rm -rf` ?

they don't care about forensics, they care about exfil'ing it to Russia and China, who will do the heavy lifting.