Two brothers from Virginia, Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter, were arrested for allegedly conspiring to destroy databases belonging to a US federal government contractor. They were indicted on November 13 for deleting and tampering with sensitive government information, according to US Department of Justice. According to court documents, after losing their jobs, the brothers allegedly sought to harm the company and its government clients. They reportedly accessed computers without authorisation, issued commands to block others from modifying databases, deleted databases, stole information, and destroyed evidence. On 18 February, Muneeb allegedly deleted about 96 databases, including Freedom of Information Act records and sensitive investigative files. One minute after deleting a Dep

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