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Virginia Twins Indicted for Deleting Sensitive Government Databases

12/4/2025

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Muneeb Akhter and Sohaib Akhter, Virginia twin brothers, were arrested after allegedly deleting United States government databases.
The Justice Department indicted them for conspiring to delete databases containing sensitive United States government information.
Muneeb Akhter is accused of deleting nearly 100 databases and wiping company laptops to hide the actions.
The brothers previously pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges in 2015.

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Muneeb Akhter and Sohaib Akhter, Virginia twin brothers, were arrested after allegedly deleting United States government databases.
The Justice Department indicted them for conspiring to delete databases containing sensitive United States government information.
Muneeb Akhter is accused of deleting nearly 100 databases and wiping company laptops to hide the actions.
The brothers previously pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges in 2015.