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Twin brothers wipe 96 gov't databases minutes after being fired
A case study in why credentials are revoked before firings.
TL;DR
- Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter, previously convicted of wire fraud and computer crimes, were fired from their jobs at a company serving federal clients.
- Minutes after termination, Muneeb, whose system access was not immediately revoked, deleted about 96 US government databases.
- Muneeb also downloaded sensitive data, including EEOC and federal tax information, while Sohaib watched and discussed the destruction.
- Muneeb was arrested, pleaded guilty, and is seeking to withdraw his plea, while Sohaib was found guilty at trial.
- The brothers' employer, Opexus, admitted to failures in background checks and in handling the terminations.