By: Aaron Kim, Insider Threat Analyst Apple has filed a lawsuit against start-up company, Rivos who has been alleged of starting a “coordinated campaign” to poach Apple engineers to steal trade secrets that were used to develop its own chip… Read More
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ITMG Insider Threat News – May 19, 2022
Why Data Protection is the First Step to Mitigating Insider Risk Much is written about the corporate threat from shadowy remote hackers. A cybercrime economy worth trillions has certainly made this disparate bunch of financially motivated threat actors a major… Read More
ITMG Insider Threat Cases – May 19, 2022
Former Coca-Cola Chemist gets 14 years for Stealing $120 Million in Trade Secrets Xiaorong Shannon Yu, 59, was sentenced by a federal judge in Greeneville, Tennessee, on charges of conspiracy to commit theft of trade secrets, conspiracy to commit economic… Read More
ITMG Insider Threat Cases – May 12, 2022
Tesla Sues Former Employee for Allegedly Stealing Trade Secrets and then Attempting a Cover-up Tesla has sued a former employee who it is accusing of stealing trade secrets related to its supercomputer project, Bloomberg reported on Friday. According to a… Read More
ITMG Insider Threat News – May 12, 2022
Chinese Hackers Cast Wide Net for Trade Secrets in US, Europe and Asia, Researchers Say Chinese government-linked hackers have tried to steal sensitive data from some three dozen manufacturing and technology firms in the US, Europe and Asia, security researchers… Read More
Archegos Founder Bill Hwang Charged in Stock Market Fraud
Bill Hwang, the founder of Archegos Capital Management and Patrick Halligan, the CFO, were charged for alleged “manipulative trading” and “deceptive conduct” that led to a multibillion-dollar fraud. The criminal charges include racketeering conspiracy, securities fraud and wire fraud. “We… Read More
ITMG Insider Threat News – May 5, 2022
The Super Malicious Insider and the Rise of Insider Threats The risks from insiders can be classified in three ways. Basic insider risk, of course, covers 100% of users, any of whom could fall for a phishing attack, accidentally expose… Read More
ITMG Insider Threat Cases – May 5, 2022
U.S. Court Names Hytera Employees Charged in Alleged Motorola Trade-Secret Theft Several Hytera Inc. employees, including a senior vice president, plotted to steal proprietary technology from their former employer, Motorola Solutions Inc., the Federal Bureau of Investigations alleged in newly… Read More
Too Many Tools in the Security Toolbox?
By: Colin Murray, ITMG Insider Threat Analyst Use it or lose it. This is the phrase many say when they are buying a new application with the remainder of the budget left over for a year or quarter. There is… Read More
UK Judge Sends Extradition Case of Julian Assange for Final Approval
By: Aaron Kim, Insider Threat Analyst Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder is one step closer to being extradited to the United States. Priti Patel, the interior minister will decide whether Assange should be extradited to face charges relating to leaking confidential… Read More