Insider Threats

Insider Indicted for Attempting to Sabotage California Water Plant
Earlier this month, Rambler Gallo pled not guilty to charges that he attempted to sabotage the water treatment facility in Discovery Bay, California. The facility provides treatment for the water and wastewater ...

3 Tips to Protect Employees From External Exploitation Threats
Here's how credentialed insider attacks work and how to avoid situations where user negligence can lead to successful attacks ...

Reddit Ransomware Raid Redux: BlackCat/ALPHV Demands $4.5M
And now, this: John-Oliver-pics protest won’t change Reddit policy, but will ransom demand work? ...

Pics AND it Didn’t Happen: Sex Deepfake FBI Alert
Fake Pr0n Hint: Sextortionists stealing your innocent pictures to make AI nudes ...

Socially Engineered Into Stealing $500,000 From a Casino
A cashier at a Colorado casino is accused of stealing half a million dollars in cash after allegedly being duped by phone calls and text messages from imposters posing as her bosses ...

Qualcomm: ‘We’d Like Our IP Back, Please’
It was the third week of January 2022 and the offer letter was signed and accepted; Guarav Kathuria was on his way out the door to start the next chapter in his ...

Banking Trojan in Google Play App Store—‘2FA Authenticator’ drops Vultur RAT
An Android app has been found to drop the Vultur remote access Trojan. This “dangerous” and “advanced” banking malware was in the Google Play store. How did that happen? ...

Ransomware Gangs are Recruiting Your Employees
Someone with authenticated access to your company’s network and data could be working with a ransomware gang. Nearly half of organizations reported someone on the inside was approached and recruited to assist ...

Fake Cash Scams Thrive on Facebook and Insta—FTC
Cryptocurrency scammers love social media—especially Meta’s platforms. Hundreds of millions of dollars were scammed from U.S. consumers in 2021 ...

How Poor Security Culture Leads to Insider Risk
Corporate leadership is expected to set the tone for the entire company. That’s especially important with regard to how the organization approaches cybersecurity. If leadership doesn’t adopt strong security practices, chances are ...