CrowdStrike Insider Sells Out for $25k: A Comedy of (Security) Errors!
CrowdStrike fired an employee for selling screenshots of their computer to cybercriminals Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters. The hackers paid $25,000 for these images, falsely claiming system access. CrowdStrike confirmed there was no breach, terminating the insider and involving law enforcement. Looks like someone took “screensharing” a bit too literally!
Hot Take:
When life gives you lemons, sell screenshots of your company’s super-secret dashboards? Well, that’s one way to squeeze some juice out of a sour situation. But seriously, if you’re going to be a whistleblower, at least blow the whistle on something worth more than $25,000 and a lifetime of looking over your shoulder. Insider threats are becoming as common as a bad phishing email, and it seems this one sold their soul (or at least their screenshots) to the cyberdevil, only to be caught in the act. Let’s hope they saved some of that cash for legal fees!
Key Points:
- CrowdStrike insider terminated for selling computer screenshots to hackers.
- Screenshots included access to company dashboards and Okta SSO panel.
- Hackers used screenshots to claim exploitation of Gainsight, a third-party vendor.
- CrowdStrike confirms no compromise of systems; leak attributed to insider.
- Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters reportedly paid $25,000 for the leaked data.