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Shadow spreadsheets: The security gap your tools can’t see
When official systems can't support everyday workflows, employees turn to spreadsheets — creating "shadow spreadsheets" that circulate unchecked. Grist shows how these spreadsheets expose sensitive data, create version sprawl, and remove the audit trails security teams depend on.
- December 12, 2025
- 10:01 AM
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Microsoft Teams to warn of suspicious traffic with external domains
Microsoft is working on a new Teams security feature that will analyze suspicious traffic with external domains to help IT administrators tackle potential security threats.
- December 10, 2025
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New Webinar: Choose Your Own Investigation — Browser Attack Edition
Modern attacks have shifted focus to the browser, yet detection tools remain largely blind to the crucial activity happening there.
Join Push Security on February 11th for an interactive "choose-your-own-adventure" webinar on ClickFix, credential phishing, and other in-browser attacks we've observed in the wild.
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When Hackers Wear Suits: Protecting Your Team from Insider Cyber Threats
Hackers impersonate IT pros with deepfakes, fake resumes, and stolen identities, turning hiring pipelines into insider threats. Huntres sLabs explains how stronger vetting and access controls help stop these threats.
- December 01, 2025
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CrowdStrike catches insider feeding information to hackers
American cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has confirmed that an insider shared screenshots taken on internal systems with hackers after they were leaked on Telegram by the Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters threat actors.
- November 21, 2025
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FinWise data breach shows why encryption is your last defense
The FinWise breach shows that when insider threats strike, encryption is the last line of defense. Penta Security's D.AMO platform unites encryption, key management, and access control to keep sensitive data secure.
- October 22, 2025
- 11:11 AM
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Ransomware gang sought BBC reporter’s help in hacking media giant
Threat actors claiming to represent the Medusa ransomware gang tempted a BBC correspondent to become an insider threat by offering a significant amount of money.
- September 29, 2025
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FinWise insider breach impacts 689K American First Finance customers
FinWise Bank is warning on behalf of corporate customers that it suffered a data breach after a former employee accessed sensitive files after the end of their employment.
- September 15, 2025
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Dev gets 4 years for creating kill switch on ex-employer's systems
A software developer has been sentenced to four years in prison for sabotaging his ex-employer's Windows network with custom malware and a kill switch that locked out employees when his account was disabled.
- August 21, 2025
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Coinbase says recent data breach impacts 69,461 customers
Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange with over 100 million customers, revealed that a recent data breach in which cybercriminals stole customer and corporate data affected 69,461 individuals
- May 21, 2025
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KnowBe4 mistakenly hires North Korean hacker, faces infostealer attack
American cybersecurity company KnowBe4 says a person it recently hired as a Principal Software Engineer turned out to be a North Korean state actor who attempted to install information-stealing on its devices.
- July 24, 2024
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Verizon insider data breach hits over 63,000 employees
Verizon Communications is warning that an insider data breach impacts almost half its workforce, exposing sensitive employee information.
- February 06, 2024
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Former IT manager pleads guilty to attacking high school network
Conor LaHiff, a former IT manager for a New Jersey public high school, has admitted to committing a cyberattack against his former employer following the termination of his employment in June 2023.
- December 18, 2023
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Cloud engineer gets 2 years for wiping ex-employer’s code repos
Miklos Daniel Brody, a cloud engineer, was sentenced to two years in prison and a restitution of $529,000 for wiping the code repositories of his former employer in retaliation for being fired by the company.
- December 12, 2023
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Privilege elevation exploits used in over 50% of insider attacks
Elevation of privilege flaws are the most common vulnerability leveraged by corporate insiders when conducting unauthorized activities on networks, whether for malicious purposes or by downloading risky tools in a dangerous manner.
- December 08, 2023
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IT worker jailed for impersonating ransomware gang to extort employer
28-year-old Ashley Liles, a former IT employee, has been sentenced to over three years in prison for attempting to blackmail his employer during a ransomware attack.
- July 17, 2023
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IT employee impersonates ransomware gang to extort employer
A 28-year-old United Kingdom man from Fleetwood, Hertfordshire, has been convicted of unauthorized computer access with criminal intent and blackmailing his employer.
- May 23, 2023
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Rogue HackerOne employee steals bug reports to sell on the side
A HackerOne employee stole vulnerability reports submitted through the bug bounty platform and disclosed them to affected customers to claim financial rewards.
- July 02, 2022
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OpenSea discloses data breach, warns users of phishing attacks
OpenSea, the largest non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, disclosed a data breach on Wednesday and warned users of phishing attacks that could target them in the coming days.
- June 30, 2022
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Avaya sysadmin indicted for illegally generating, selling VoIP licenses
Three defendants who allegedly sold over $88 million worth of software licenses belonging to Avaya Holdings Corporation have been charged in Oklahoma, U.S., facing 14 counts of wire fraud and money laundering.
- June 29, 2022
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Ransomware gangs increase efforts to enlist insiders for attacks
A recent survey of 100 large (over 5,000 employees) North American IT firms shows that ransomware actors are making greater effort to recruit insiders in targeted firms to aid in attacks.
- January 24, 2022
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