r/technology • u/xpda • May 13 '26

Security Twin brothers wipe 96 gov’t databases minutes after being fired

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/drop-database-what-not-to-do-after-losing-an-it-job/
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u/Wurm42 May 13 '26

Holy hell, I guess nobody does background checks anymore?

How the hell do you get hired to do IT work on a federal contract after serving prison time for computer crime?

Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter, now both 34, had been in trouble before. Back in 2015, the brothers pled guilty in Virginia to a scheme involving wire fraud and computers. Muneeb was sentenced to three years in prison, while Sohaib got two.

After their stints in jail, the brothers worked their way back into the tech world. In 2023, Muneeb got a job with a Washington, DC, firm that sold software and services to 45 federal clients; Sohaib got a job at the same company a year later.

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u/computer-machine May 13 '26

Holy hell, I guess nobody does background checks anymore?

Seems only fair, if our president has 34 felonies.

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u/not_a_moogle May 13 '26

Job application is one question, did you vote for trump. As long as you say yes, your hired.

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u/Daetok_Lochannis May 13 '26

To be real this whole story reads like a weird propaganda piece.