An Air Force contractor is charged with losing a classified document, carrying a loaded handgun into a SCIF, and lying about it. Here is what insider threat programs can learn from the allegations.
A cleared contractor is accused of reaching far outside his duties for classified information and passing it to a romantic partner who publishes on Substack. Here is what insider threat programs should take from the case.
A former longtime employee of Marshall Mathers pleaded guilty to copying unreleased tracks from password-protected studio drives he helped run and selling them online for about $50,000. The case shows what happens when the person who runs the system becomes the threat.
A 24-year-old Royal Navy intelligence rating has been charged under the UK National Security Act with obtaining protected information and preparing to disclose it to benefit a foreign power. Here is what the case teaches every insider threat program.
The State Department has sanctioned five entities tied to former Google engineer Linwei Ding, convicted of stealing AI trade secrets for China-based companies. Here is what his case teaches every insider threat program.
A Navy construction contractor is charged with using his base credential to photograph and film sensitive military equipment and exercises at Naval Base Ventura County. The case is a reminder that insider risk includes vendors and trade workers, not just cleared staff.
An OpenAI engineer was arrested for allegedly hiding a covert recording device in his employer’s executive conference room. Here is what insider threat programs should take from it.
A former senior federal executive with a Top Secret/SCI clearance pleaded guilty to defrauding the government of about $194 million, in part through a fabricated Special Access Program. Here is what insider threat programs should take from it.
A DIA insider threat specialist pleaded guilty to passing classified information to a foreign government. He copied it by hand. Here is what that means for every insider threat program.
Two recent national security cases should make every U.S. government leader sit up straight. In March 2026, Seth Chambers, a 35-year-old former U.S. Marine Corps
In a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities facing even the largest corporations, Carnival Corporation recently announced a massive data breach affecting nearly 6
Internet crime losses reached a staggering $20.9 billion in 2025, marking a 26% increase from the previous year according to the FBI’s Internet Crime
Lessons from the Eileen Wang Case In an era of heightened geopolitical tension, foreign adversaries are increasingly targeting local and state governments to exert influence.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/20/three-engineers-charged-stealing-google-trade-secrets-data-iran-soc-snapdragon.html Three engineers (Samaneh Ghandali, her sister Soroor, and Samaneh’s husband Mohammadjavad Khosravi — two Iranian nationals, one with prior Iranian army service) allegedly: Stole
The recent sentencing of Yaoning “Mike” Sun to 48 months in federal prison on February 10, 2026, underscores a persistent and evolving national security challenge:
Case Study: Daniela Greene – The Rogue FBI Translator and Insider Threat Incident Executive Summary In 2014, Daniela Greene, an FBI contract linguist with top-secret
Today’s federal indictment of a longtime government contractor in Maryland highlights a reality many organizations prefer to ignore: insider threats remain one of the most
This case study examines a sophisticated cyber-enabled threat operation by North Korean agents, as reported in an NBC News article, involving the use of fake
Insider and Vendor Threat Lessons from the Recent Nvidia-Chip Indictment Why This Case Matters The federal indictment involving the illegal export of restricted Nvidia chips
The case of Peter Williams, a former executive at L3Harris Trenchant—a division specializing in cyber intelligence tools for U.S. national security—exemplifies a classic insider
In a striking reminder of how insider threats continue to evolve in the digital age, a civilian employee of the U.S. Air Force assigned