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FBI raids 40+ laptop farms helping North Korea pocket US tech salaries
North Korean IT workers used stolen and fabricated identities to land remote jobs at more than 70 US companies, with help from Americans who allegedly kept company-issued …
OpenAI engineer arrested for allegedly trying to eavesdrop on executive meetings
A recording device wrapped in toilet paper and plugged into the back of a television in an executive conference room at OpenAI’s San Francisco office has led to the arrest of …
Most companies count AI agents as insiders, and CISOs worry about their own liability
Software that works on an employee’s behalf is now turning up in incident reports. At 95% of the companies in a Trellix survey of 600 CISOs, an AI agent or other autonomous …
Criminal recruiters want people on your payroll
Legitimate employee access can let criminals circumvent security controls that would be difficult to overcome from outside an organization. Routine actions such as information …
Threat actors are recruiting the people who hold cloud logins
Companies keep most of their data and applications in cloud platforms that anyone can reach with the right login. That setup turns each employee holding those credentials into …
Terminated contract led to $2.5 million cyber extortion scheme
A federal jury convicted Cameron Curry, 27, a Charlotte resident, of carrying out an extensive cyber extortion scheme targeting a Washington, D.C.-based international …
The $19.5 million insider risk problem
Routine employee activity across corporate systems carries an average annual cost of $19.5 million per organization. That figure comes from the 2026 Cost of Insider Risks …
What happens to insider risk when AI becomes a coworker
In this Help Net Security video, Ashley Rose, CEO at Living Security, discusses how AI is changing insider risk. AI is now built into daily work across departments, which …
Understanding AI insider risk before it becomes a problem
In this Help Net Security video, Greg Pollock, Head of Research and Insights at UpGuard, discusses AI use inside organizations and the risks tied to insiders. He explains two …
Crypto theft in 2025: North Korean hackers continue to dominate
When they strike cryptocurrency-related targets, North Korean hacking groups are increasingly aiming for large services where a single breach can move serious money, a new …
Product showcase: Syteca – The human-centric insider threat management platform
Most organizations think the greatest danger lurks outside their walls. But statistics keep proving otherwise. According to Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigation …
Ransomware, extortion groups adapt as payment rates reach historic lows
Ransomware groups are facing an economic downturn of their own: In Q3 2025, only 23 percent of victims paid a ransom, and for data theft incidents that involved no encryption, …
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