An interesting report by Nisos looks at those selling or advertising insider access and those recruiting insiders at firms. From the report:
Executive Summary
Nisos routinely monitors mainstream and alternative social media platforms, as well as cloud-based messaging applications and dark web forums to identify individuals and networks advertising insider access or recruiting insiders at companies. This effort revealed a rapid increase in the number of insider threat activities from 2019 to 2024.
Our findings in Q4 2024 illuminated an insider threat digital recruitment marketplace available across multiple digital realms (cloud-based messaging apps, dark web forums) in which threat actors seek insiders and offer their services for targeting companies in the telecommunications, sales and e-commerce industries.
Read more at LinkedIn.
To download the complete report: https://6068438.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6068438/insider-threat-digital-recruitment-marketplace.pdf