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[Phuoc Nguyen Dang](https://hashnode.com/@phuocnd) · [Apr 3](https://hashnode.com/posts/dead-code-destroyed-a-15b-company-in-45-minutes-knight-capital/69cfea08331df036ef7a9d3f)

### [Dead Code Destroyed a $1.5B Company in 45 Minutes — Knight Capital](https://storyengine.hashnode.dev/dead-code-destroyed-a-15b-company-in-45-minutes-knight-capital?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

On August 1, 2012, Knight Capital lost $440 million in 45 minutes. Not from a hack. From a deployment error. Dead code from 2003 woke up because one server out of eight missed an update. The deployment script failed silently and reported success. Fou...

2 min read · [storyengine.hashnode.dev](https://storyengine.hashnode.dev/dead-code-destroyed-a-15b-company-in-45-minutes-knight-capital?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)