UK: Man jailed for more than three years for attempting to extort money from the company he worked for

Here’s your reminder today of the insider threat, from the South East Organised Regional Crime Unit. This case was previously noted by BleepingComputer. A 28-year-old man who tried to extort money from the company he worked for has been jailed fo… Continue reading UK: Man jailed for more than three years for attempting to extort money from the company he worked for

Tracy Resident Charged With Computer Attack On Discovery Bay Water Treatment Facility

Here’s your reminder for today of the insider threat: OAKLAND – A federal grand jury has indicted Rambler Gallo, charging him with intentionally causing damage to a protected computer after he allegedly accessed the computer network for the Disco… Continue reading Tracy Resident Charged With Computer Attack On Discovery Bay Water Treatment Facility

Deputy U.S. Marshal Pleads Guilty to Obtaining Cell Phone Location Information Unlawfully

This Department of Justice – Office of Inspector General press release from June 30 is a recent reminder of the insider threat: A deputy U.S. Marshal pleaded guilty today to misusing a law enforcement service to obtain cell phone location informa… Continue reading Deputy U.S. Marshal Pleads Guilty to Obtaining Cell Phone Location Information Unlawfully

Lawyer censured for using TeamViewer to snoop on former firm’s business activity

Here’s your reminder for today about the insider threat. Debra Cassens Weiss reports: A lawyer in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, has been censured after acknowledging that he “fell into stupid” and accessed his former law firm’s computer system to moni… Continue reading Lawyer censured for using TeamViewer to snoop on former firm’s business activity

Former Highmark employee accused of misusing customer info to steal money from their health savings accounts

Jillian Hartmann of WPXI reports on an insider-wrongdoing case that has affected 8 customers of Highmark Health: Allegheny County District Attorney’s office charged Zakayah Scott who worked remotely from South Carolina for Highmark Health. Authorities … Continue reading Former Highmark employee accused of misusing customer info to steal money from their health savings accounts