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FBI raids 40+ laptop farms helping North Korea pocket US tech salaries

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FBI raids 40+ laptop farms helping North Korea pocket US tech salaries 2026-10-14 at 16:00 By Sinisa Markovic 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 laptops running from their homes, according to the US Department […]

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OpenAI engineer arrested for allegedly trying to eavesdrop on executive meetings

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OpenAI engineer arrested for allegedly trying to eavesdrop on executive meetings 2026-10-14 at 11:40 By Sinisa Markovic 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 one of the company’s engineers. Abdulrahman Alfozan, […]

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Most companies count AI agents as insiders, and CISOs worry about their own liability

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Most companies count AI agents as insiders, and CISOs worry about their own liability 2026-10-14 at 07:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec 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 system was linked […]

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Criminal recruiters want people on your payroll

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Criminal recruiters want people on your payroll 2026-10-02 at 09:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Legitimate employee access can let criminals circumvent security controls that would be difficult to overcome from outside an organization. Routine actions such as information lookups, account resets, transaction approvals and shipment changes can become services sold to criminal customers, according to Intel […]

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Threat actors are recruiting the people who hold cloud logins

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Threat actors are recruiting the people who hold cloud logins 2026-06-11 at 11:18 By Anamarija Pogorelec 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 a security variable, and members of the cybercrime underground have built […]

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Terminated contract led to $2.5 million cyber extortion scheme

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Terminated contract led to $2.5 million cyber extortion scheme 2026-03-20 at 19:32 By Sinisa Markovic 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 technology company. He faces up to two years in prison on each of the six charges. Curry, […]

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The $19.5 million insider risk problem

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The $19.5 million insider risk problem 2026-02-26 at 09:09 By Mirko Zorz 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 Global Report, conducted by the Ponemon Institute and based on data from 354 organizations that experienced one […]

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What happens to insider risk when AI becomes a coworker

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What happens to insider risk when AI becomes a coworker 2026-01-08 at 08:04 By Help Net Security 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 shifts how risk shows up and how security teams […]

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Understanding AI insider risk before it becomes a problem

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Understanding AI insider risk before it becomes a problem 2026-01-05 at 07:31 By Help Net Security 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 problems. One involves employees who use AI tools to speed […]

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Crypto theft in 2025: North Korean hackers continue to dominate

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Crypto theft in 2025: North Korean hackers continue to dominate 2025-12-18 at 17:42 By Zeljka Zorz 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 Chainalysis report on crypto theft in 2025 revealed. “North Korean hackers stole $2.02 billion […]

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Product showcase: Syteca – The human-centric insider threat management platform

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Product showcase: Syteca – The human-centric insider threat management platform 2025-10-29 at 08:00 By Help Net Security Most organizations think the greatest danger lurks outside their walls. But statistics keep proving otherwise. According to Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigation Report, 60% of breaches involve the human element. The real risk often comes from within – […]

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Ransomware, extortion groups adapt as payment rates reach historic lows

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Ransomware, extortion groups adapt as payment rates reach historic lows 2025-10-27 at 15:12 By Zeljka Zorz 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, the payment rate dropped to just 19 percent, according […]

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Identifying risky candidates: Practical steps for security leaders

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Identifying risky candidates: Practical steps for security leaders 2025-10-16 at 08:32 By Help Net Security Effective insider threat defense begins with candidate vetting. Background checks and reference calls can confirm elements of an applicant’s history, but they rarely surface the deeper risks that can turn into costly problems down the line. Identity verification, credential validation, […]

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North Korea’s IT workers are targeting firms beyond tech, crypto, and the U.S.

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North Korea’s IT workers are targeting firms beyond tech, crypto, and the U.S. 2025-10-01 at 17:24 By Zeljka Zorz North Korea’s clandestine IT Worker (ITW) program, which is long known for targeting U.S. technology firms and crypto firms, has broadened its scope to attempt to infiltrate a variety of industries worldwide, including finance, healthcare, public […]

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How CISOs are balancing risk, pressure and board expectations

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How CISOs are balancing risk, pressure and board expectations 2025-08-28 at 07:05 By Sinisa Markovic AI has moved to the top of the CISO agenda. Three in five CISOs see generative AI as a security risk, with many worried about sensitive data leaking through public tools. At the same time, most organizations are not blocking […]

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Why a new AI tool could change how we test insider threat defenses

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Why a new AI tool could change how we test insider threat defenses 2025-08-25 at 09:04 By Mirko Zorz Insider threats are among the hardest attacks to detect because they come from people who already have legitimate access. Security teams know the risk well, but they often lack the data needed to train systems that […]

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Developer Who Hacked Former Employer’s Systems Sentenced to Prison

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Developer Who Hacked Former Employer’s Systems Sentenced to Prison 2025-08-22 at 13:57 By Ionut Arghire Davis Lu was sentenced to four years in prison for installing malicious code on employer’s systems and for deleting encrypted data. The post Developer Who Hacked Former Employer’s Systems Sentenced to Prison appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an […]

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Most cybersecurity risk comes from just 10% of employees

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Most cybersecurity risk comes from just 10% of employees 2025-07-16 at 07:46 By Anamarija Pogorelec A new report from Living Security and the Cyentia Institute sheds light on the real human element behind cybersecurity threats, and it’s not what most organizations expect. The Risky Business: Who Protects & Who Puts You at Risk report analyzes […]

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Why AI agents could be the next insider threat

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Why AI agents could be the next insider threat 2025-06-30 at 07:37 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Arun Shrestha, CEO of BeyondID, explains how AI agents, now embedded in daily operations, are often over-permissioned, under-monitored, and invisible to identity governance systems. With a special focus on the healthcare sector, Shrestha […]

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How well do you know your remote IT worker?

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How well do you know your remote IT worker? 2025-05-27 at 08:06 By Sinisa Markovic Is the remote IT worker you recently hired really who he says he is? Fake IT workers are slipping into companies around the world, gaining access to sensitive data. Recently, more of these schemes have been linked to North Korea. […]

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