Two brothers deleted 96 federal databases after being fired – one googled how to hide the evidence afterward
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Facepalm: The case of the Akhter brothers will likely go down as a textbook example of why companies handling sensitive materials should conduct thorough background checks on new hires – and revoke computer access immediately upon termination. One government contractor has learned that oversights in these policies can rapidly lead to serious cybersecurity incidents.
A federal jury recently convicted 34-year-old Sohaib Akhter of conspiracy to commit computer fraud and trafficking in passwords with assistance from his brother, Muneeb, after federal contractor Opexus fired the twins. Notably, this is not the brothers' first federal cybercrime conviction.
When the Washington, D.C.-based company, which serves more than 45 government agencies and hosts data for federal clients, terminated the twins last February, the two began deleting the information within minutes. Within hours, Muneeb had wiped around 96...
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