Intel 471 Report Details Criminal Recruitment of Company Insiders
Summary
Intel 471 analyzed 85 records of criminal efforts to recruit insiders or buy employee-enabled access. Transportation, technology and telecommunications were the most targeted sectors; FedEx and UPS were mentioned most often.
Key points
- Recruitment was the largest activity category, appearing in 45 of the 85 records; another 15 involved insider-capability claims and 12 advertised insider-enabled services.
- Criminals sought employee help with restricted information, account resets, SIM swaps, shipment changes, fraud, and intrusion or extortion.
- Recruitment methods included public solicitations, targeted approaches, referrals, brokers, partnerships, and schemes involving applicants seeking jobs at target organizations.
- Compensation models included per-action payments, access or data sales, referral fees, revenue sharing, and ongoing arrangements.
- Transportation appeared in 19 leads, technology in 17, and telecommunications in 15; 26 leads were cross-sector or not confidently assigned.
- FedEx and UPS were each mentioned in nine leads, the highest count for any organization. The report cautions that these sample counts do not measure sector-wide prevalence.
Article Details
- Publisher
- Intel 471
- Scope
- Underground recruitment, access claims, and insider-enabled services
- Sample Size
- 85 records analyzed
- Key Statistics
- Recruitment accounted for 45 of 85 records, the largest activity category.
- Transportation appeared in 19 leads, technology in 17, and telecommunications in 15; 26 leads were cross-sector or not confidently assigned.
- FedEx and UPS were each mentioned in 9 of 85 leads, the highest count for any organization.
Industries
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