Virginia brothers charged with hacking, deleting federal databases holding FOIA info

Federal contractors Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter were arrested for allegedly abusing their contractor access to delete about 96 U.S. government databases (including FOIA and investigative records) and steal sensitive information—actions that disrupted agencies’ ability to serve the public; prosecutors say the deletions occurred in February, laptops were wiped, and investigators observed attempts to clear logs, while both brothers have prior hacking convictions.