"The Department of Justice on Thursday said that Muneeb Akhter and Sohaib Akhter, both 34, of Alexandria, Virginia, deleted databases and documents maintained and belonging to three government agencies. The brothers were federal contractors working for an undisclosed company in Washington, DC, that provides software and services to 45 US agencies. Prosecutors said the men coordinated the crimes and began carrying them out just minutes after being fired."
"Despite their brazen attempt to steal and destroy information from multiple government agencies, the men lacked knowledge of the database commands needed to cover up their alleged crimes. So they allegedly did what many amateurs do: turned to an AI chat tool. One minute after deleting Department of Homeland Security information, Muneep Akhter allegedly asked an AI tool "how do i clear system logs from SQL servers after deleting databases.""
Muneeb Akhter and Sohaib Akhter, both 34 and formerly convicted for hacking a decade earlier, were charged by the Department of Justice for deleting databases and documents belonging to three federal agencies. The brothers worked for a company that provides software and services to 45 US agencies. The men allegedly began their actions minutes after being fired on February 18, with one account already terminated and the other issuing commands to block users and delete 96 databases containing sensitive investigative files and FOIA records. Lacking command knowledge, one brother allegedly queried an AI chat tool about clearing SQL server logs after deleting databases.
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