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News/Cyber & AI/Opexus Claims Background Checks Missed Red Flags on Twins Accused of Insider Breach
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Opexus Claims Background Checks Missed Red Flags on Twins Accused of Insider Breach

CyberScoop – Opexus admits it missed key red flags when it hired twins Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter, as it failed to learn about crimes the brothers pleaded guilty to in 2015, including wire fraud and conspiring to hack into the State Department — offenses committed while they were contractors for federal agencies.

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