A federal jury in Alexandria has convicted 34-year-old Sohaib Akhter on several counts, including conspiracy to commit computer fraud and password trafficking, after a high-stakes revenge plot aimed at the U.S. government. Akhter, an Alexandria resident, was also found guilty of being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm.
The conviction stems from a series of events that began while Akhter and his twin brother, Muneeb, were employed by a Washington, D.C. firm. The company provided software and data hosting services for more than 45 federal agencies.
According to court records, the brothers’ access turned criminal on February 1, 2025, when Sohaib queried an EEOC database to steal a private citizen’s password and handed it over to Muneeb, who used it to hijack the individual’s email…