U.S. State Department — Cyber Attacks, Breaches & Threat Activity

Overview

The U.S. State Department is a U.S. federal executive department responsible for international diplomacy and foreign policy. In cybersecurity terms, incidents involving contractors with hacking histories underscore insider/contractor threats and the critical need to protect diplomatic data and access controls across federal agencies, including the State Department.

Related Threat Clusters

• Virginia Brothers Charged with Stealing and Wiping Government Databases

  Twin brothers Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter were arrested for allegedly stealing and destroying sensitive government data after being fired from their contractor positions. The brothers are accused of compromising databases…

  4 articles · Updated December 4, 2025

Recent Intelligence Reports

• Contractors with hacking records accused of wiping 96 govt databases — Bleepingcomputer · December 4, 2025

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