Disgraced US gov software contractor found guilty of database destruction

May 8, 2026 · 1 min read · The Register

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Twin brother still faces trial over broader cybercrime allegations

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.

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.

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