Brothers Taken Into Custody for Allegedly Planning to Erase Government Databases and Obtain Personal Information
On Wednesday, the Department of Justice revealed that two twin brothers from Virginia have been arrested on charges related to the destruction of a government database managed by a federal contractor. Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter, both 34, were indicted back in November for allegedly conspiring to wipe out a database that stores government information. Muneeb […]
Hacker twins hired as federal contractors arrested for reportedly erasing government databases
Hackers Arrested for Conspiring to Compromise Government Databases Muneeb and Sohaib Akhtar, twin brothers from Alexandria, Virginia, were taken into custody on Wednesday. They face charges related to a conspiracy aimed at damaging governmental databases. Having previously served their time for wire fraud and attempting to hack the U.S. State Department, the Akhtar twins were […]
Twins in Virginia taken into custody for reportedly erasing government databases
Virginia Brothers Arrested for Government Database Tampering The Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that twin brothers from Virginia, Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter, both 34, were arrested on suspicion of unlawfully dismantling a government database managed by a federal contractor. Last month, both brothers were indicted for allegedly conspiring to erase databases that contained U.S. […]
16 Billion Login Details Exposed in Databases
Massive Data Breach Exposes 16 Billion Login Credentials, Including Apple Accounts Recent findings by security researchers highlight what might be considered one of the largest data breaches ever, revealing a staggering 16 billion stolen login credentials, including those for Apple accounts. This alarming discovery has raised significant concerns within the cybersecurity community about the potential […]
Judge restricts Trump’s access to OPM databases for privacy reasons.
Access to the Department of Government Efficiency’s federal database has been limited by federal judges, citing “violations of law and trust.” In February, current and former federal employees, along with their union, the Federation of US Government Employees, filed a lawsuit against the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and DOGE, alleging privacy breaches. On April […]