https://cowlpane.com/tags/cyber-crime/ Recent content in Cyber-Crime on Cowlpane Hugo en-us Fri, 08 May 2026 17:10:14 +0000 https://cowlpane.com/tech/disgraced-us-gov-software-contractor-found-guilty-of-database-destruction/ Fri, 08 May 2026 17:10:14 +0000 https://cowlpane.com/tech/disgraced-us-gov-software-contractor-found-guilty-of-database-destruction/ <p>Twin brother still faces trial over broader cybercrime allegations</p> <p>A Virginia man, Sohaib Akhter, faces decades in prison after a jury convicted him of being involved in a scheme to delete approximately 96 databases containing US government data.</p> <p>The events of the case transpired around two weeks before the twin brothers allegedly involved were fired from their jobs at a software supplier to the US government.</p> <hr> <p><strong><a href="https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/05/08/former-us-contractor-convicted-in-federal-database-wipe-case/5237296">➡️ Read the full article at The Register</a></strong></p>