Twin Brothers, Convicted Felons, Indicted for Cybercrimes After Being Hired by Government Contractor

In May 2015, DataBreaches reported that twin brothers Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter of Virginia, both 23 years old and convicted felons, were indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice on April 30, 2015. The charges included aggravated identity theft, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and conspiracy to access a protected computer without authorization. The brothers had been hired by a government contractor, which later regretted the decision. The case highlights insider threats within the government sector, though specific technical details of the breach or its impact were not disclosed in the report.