Man who claimed to have destroyed his web-hosting company with careless Bash command admits trolling

Chris Merriman
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Marco Marsala admits trolling for publicity

Marco Marsala, an Italian developer who had claimed to have wiped out his company with a single line of code, has been exposed as a troll While many had already suspected that the claims, made l...

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