A Maryland couple has been arrested and charged with attempting to sell US nuclear secrets to another country in exchange for cryptocurrency after a yearlong operation by undercover FBI agents. Jonathan Toebbe, a US Navy nuclear engineer with top-secret security… Read More
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ITMG Insider Threat Cases – October 20, 2021
Nukegate CEO Imprisoned for Fraud Evidence presented to a South Carolina Court showed that 66-year-old Kevin B. Marsh intentionally defrauded rate-payers while overseeing and managing SCANA’s operations. Marsh made false and materially misleading statements about the progress of the company’s… Read More
ITMG Insider Threat News – October 20, 2021
Hackers Claim to Have Stolen 60 GB of Data From Acer The hackers shared a link to a sample of the stolen data and they promised to leak more once they have analyzed it. They also published a video showing… Read More
Tesla Accuses Rival Rivian of Battery Tech Theft in Escalated Lawsuit
Tesla Accuses Rival Rivian of Battery Tech Theft in Escalated Lawsuit Last year, Tesla filed a lawsuit against Rivian, claiming that the EV startup stole trade secrets and intentionally hired Tesla employees, encouraging them to bring documents. Now, Tesla has… Read More
ITMG Insider Threat News – October 11, 2021
Four Insider Threats Putting Every Company at Risk Few concerns keep business leaders up at night like the threat of a cybersecurity incident. With the average cost of a data breach exceeding $4 million for the first time. With public… Read More
ITMG Insider Threat Cases – October 11, 2021
Fired IT Admin Revenge-Hacks School by Wiping Data, Changing Passwords A 29-year old wiped data on systems of a secondary school in the U.K. and changed the passwords at an IT company, in retaliatory cyber attacks for being fired. As… Read More
ITMG Insider Threat News – October 7, 2021
Insider Threat: A Simple Tool to Reduce the Liability As the National Counterintelligence and Security Center’s National Insider Threat Awareness Month (NITAM) nears its conclusion, it is appropriate to highlight the importance of training in every Field Security Officer’s (FSO)… Read More
ITMG Insider Threat Cases – October 7, 2021
Engineer Ends Trial by Pleading Guilty to the Federal Crime of Conspiring to Steal Trade Secrets A South Carolina man who joined in a conspiracy to steal trade secrets from aircraft companies faces sentencing in federal court after admitting guilt… Read More
Wells Fargo to Pay $72.6M to Settle Claims it Fraudulently Overcharged Customers
Wells Fargo has agreed to a $72.6M settlement for overcharging and misleading bank customers about foreign exchange fees from 2010 to 2017. About half of the settlement ($35.3M) will be paid directly to the 771 customers affected by the fraud,… Read More
ITMG Insider Threat Cases – September 30, 2021
Former State Department Employee Pleads Guilty To Honest Services Fraud Scheme SALEHI, 66, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. The maximum… Read More