DOJ charges Pakistani man with bribing AT&T employees over $1M to install malware on the company's network, in a scheme that unlocked more than 2M devices
Allegedly bribed workers at AT&T's Bothell, WA Customer Service Center to plant malware and illegally unlock cell phones https://www.justice.gov/... Bobby Chesney / @bobbychesney : Another insider threat case study: extradition & indictment of guy who made millions bribing AT&T employees to release phones from contracts and to install malware enabling same. He was able to recruit multiple employees, even after some were caught: https://www.justice.gov/... Harry McCracken / @harrymccracken : If AT&T employees were willing to do this for bribes, it makes you wonder what else they might have done. https://www.zdnet.com/... Toomas Hendrik Ilves / @ilvestoomas : While we rightfully worry about hacking, we need also to be aware about insider threats in the tech world. https://www.zdnet.com/... via @ZDNet & @campuscodiRobert Stephens / @rstephens : I don't know that anyone is surprised @ATT allowed this to happen. https://twitter.com/... Ted / @tedonprivacy : Do you have “criminals bribe some of your employees into putting malware in your stuff” in your threat model? https://twitter.com/... Dave Zatz / @davezatz : And what about the complicit employees? https://twitter.com/...
AT&T employees took bribes to plant malware on the company's network as part of a massive phone unlocking scheme -bribes went over $1 million -one employee made $428K -crooks unlocked over 2m devices -employees also planted rogue WiFi APs on AT&T network https://www.zdnet.com/...…
Every major company has tons of underpaid employees with unfettered access to critical intel. Same with the government. Security is a pipe dream if the economics and business case for it do not align and many of y'all are playin yourselves thinking otherwise https://twitter.com/.…
Leader of conspiracy to illegally unlock cell phones for profit extradited from Hong Kong — Allegedly bribed workers at AT&T's Bothell, WA Customer Service Center to plant malware and illegally unlock cell phones https://www.justice.gov/...
Another insider threat case study: extradition & indictment of guy who made millions bribing AT&T employees to release phones from contracts and to install malware enabling same. He was able to recruit multiple employees, even after some were caught: https://www.justice.gov/...
While we rightfully worry about hacking, we need also to be aware about insider threats in the tech world. https://www.zdnet.com/... via @ZDNet & @campuscodi