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April 2025 Insider Threat Incidents Report

INSIDER THREAT INCIDENTS REPORT FOR APRIL 2025
Produced Monthly By:
National Insider Threat Special Interest Group (NITSIG)
Insider Threat Defense Group

While some organizations may have a robust security posture, all that it takes is just one employee to conduct their own security controls (Non-Technical, Technical) assessment to identify weaknesses in an attempt to evade detection. Many were initially successful as reflected in the incidents below.

EXAMPLES FROM REPORT / (STP = Sentenced To Prison)

  • U.S. Army Intelligence Analyst STP For Selling Sensitive Military Information To Individual In Chinese Government For $42,000
  • CIA Contractor Pleads Guilty To Acting As A Foreign Agent, Mishandling Classified Materials And Accepting Bribes
  • FAA Contractor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Acting As An Agent Of The Iranian Government
  • DEA Task Force Officer STP For Drug Distribution
  • Rail Systems Assistant Chief Engineer Pleads Guilty Defrauding Company Of $8.5 MillionĀ  Through False Invoicing Scheme That Benefited His Business
  • Bank Executive Pleads Guilty To $3.5 Million+ Wire Fraud Scheme
  • Bank Vice President Charged In $1.9 Million+ Fraud Scheme
  • Bank Contractor Admits To Role In $8.6 Million Debit Card Fraud Scheme
  • Bank Officer Pleads Guilty To Embezzling $122,000+ / Used Funds For Gambling, Paying Debit, Retail Purchases
  • Company Bookkeeper STP For Embezzling $865,000+ Over 6 Years
  • Employee STP For $4 Million+ Fraudulent Invoices Scheme Over 5 Years
  • 2 Laboratory Sales Executives STP For Roles In $997,000+ Health Care Kickback Conspiracy
  • County Schools Maintenance Supervisor Pleads Guilty To $3.4+ Million Invoicing Fraud Scheme
  • Information Technology Manager Charged For Stealing $950,000+ From Employer / Used Funds For Personal Expenses
  • Automotive Dealership Senior Accountant Convicted Of Embezzling $535.000+
  • Director Of Finance For Charity Admits To Stealing $690,000+ For Over 10 Years / Used Funds For Rent Payments, Travel, Etc.
  • Employee Pleads Guilty To Embezzling $305,000+ / Used Funds To Purchase New Car
  • And Many More……..

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Jim Henderson, CISSP, CCISO
CEO Insider Threat Defense Group, Inc.
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