CrowdStrike fires 'suspicious insider' who passed information to hackers | TechCrunch

"suspicious insider"

"determined he shared pictures of his computer screen externally."

"Our systems were never compromised and customers remained protected throughout. We have turned the case over to relevant law enforcement agencies,"

"false,"

CrowdStrike terminated an employee after determining the individual shared pictures of a computer screen externally. Screenshots posted by Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters showed dashboards and links to internal resources, including an employee Okta dashboard. The hackers claimed they used data stolen from Gainsight to access CrowdStrike. CrowdStrike stated the hackers' claim was false, asserted its systems were never compromised, and said customers remained protected. The company reported the matter to law enforcement. Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters comprises several groups that use social engineering to obtain employee access and have published large caches of stolen Salesforce-related data.

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