workforce-fraud

The Insider Front Door: How Legitimate Access Keeps Becoming Extortion

John Z Black Mar 21, 2026

Incidents & Breaches #insider-threat #north-korea #extortion #access-management #workforce-fraud #contractor-risk

A data analyst extorted his employer for $2.5M using access his job gave him. Three Americans helped North Korean operatives infiltrate US companies as fake IT workers. Different crimes, same root problem.