All news with #insider threat tag

🛑 A former software developer was sentenced to four years in prison after intentionally sabotaging his employer's servers with custom malware that included a kill switch. Davis Lu, 55, abused his access in 2019 to introduce infinite-loop Java code, delete coworker profiles, and deploy a kill switch named 'IsDLEnabledinAD' that locked out users when his Active Directory account was disabled. The DOJ said the incident, reportedly at Eaton Corporation, disrupted thousands of users and caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses.

🔍 Thousands of North Korean IT workers have used stolen and fabricated US identities to secure roles at Western companies, funneling hundreds of millions of dollars annually to Pyongyang’s military programs. They leverage AI for resumes and cultural coaching, faceswap and VPN tools for video calls, and remote-access setups tied to US-based "laptop farms" run by facilitators who launder paychecks and ship company-issued machines abroad. Recent DOJ raids and the 102-month sentence for Christina Marie Chapman highlight legal, financial and national security risks, including potential sanctions violations.