JUNE 2025 INSIDER THREAT INCIDENTS REPORT
Produced By:
National Insider Threat Special Interest Group (NITSIG)
Insider Threat Defense Group
This months report continues to provide clear and indisputable evidence of how very costly and damaging just 1 employee can be to an organization, regardless of its size or type.
In some cases employees are working with other employees to achieve their malicious objectives, or working with individuals external to their organization.
Organizations must do a better job of re-evaluating their security controls (Non-Technical, Technical, Fraud Controls) to identify weaknesses and implement additional security controls to identify, detect, prevent and mitigating Insider Risks and Threats. Security goes beyond compliance regulations and requires “Thinking Outside The Box” as the employees did below.
EXAMPLES FROM REPORT / (STP = Sentenced To Prison)
CIA Analyst STP For Posting Top Secret SCI Classified Information On Social Media Platforms
DOD Employee Charged With Unlawful Retention Of Classified Documents By Putting In Backpack And Walking Out Of Facility
U.S. Army Sergeant Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Share Classified information With China After Leaving Army / Because His Access Was Not Removed
USAID Official And 3 Corporate Executives Plead Guilty To 10 Year Bribery Scheme Involving $550 Million+ In Contracts Using Shell Companies & Fraudulent Invoices
2 U.S. Postal Service Employees Charged For Role In Stealing $80 Million+ In U.S. Treasury Checks
Small Business Administration Employee Sentenced To Prison For $1 Million COVID 19 Fraud Scheme
U.S. Government Employee Who Teleworked Pleads Guilty To $225,000+ Of Fraudulent Time Reporting While Working Other Jobs
County Treasurer STP For Stealing $38 Million+ in County Funds By Wiring Funds To Fake Companies / Used Funds To Purchase Real Estate, Etc
Former IT Manager Charged With $1 Million Theft & Money Laundering Scheme Using Fraudulent Invoices And Shell Company
Company Senior Staff Accountant STP For Embezzling $440,000+ Using Fraudulent Invoices / Used Funds For Personal & Family Members Expenses
Company Awarded $452 Million In Damages Because Former Employees Stole Trade Secrets
Tesla Sues Former Engineer For Stealing Trade Secrets Using Personal Smartphones To Launch Rival Startup
Coinbase Damaging $400 Million Data Breach Involved Employees Paid By Cyber Criminals To Steal Data
Credit Union Assistant Branch Manager STP Prison For Role In $2 Million+ Loan Fraud Scheme
Employee STP For Embezzling $900,000+ From Employer Over 4 Years
And Many More..
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