CrowdStrike fired an employee for allegedly leaking information to the Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters hacking group. The hackers claimed to have accessed CrowdStrike through a breach at Gainsight, but CrowdStrike denies any system compromise and has involved law enforcement. The group has a history of using social engineering to infiltrate companies and has previously claimed large-scale data theft.

Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter, two Virginia brothers with prior hacking convictions, were arrested for allegedly erasing nearly 100 US government databases while working as contractors for a firm handling sensitive information. The case raises serious concerns about insider threats and the effectiveness of background checks in securing government systems.