When Your Security Team Becomes the Threat

How Ransomware Gangs Are Recruiting Insiders

Feb 05, 2026

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A figure in business attire stands alone in a dimly lit server room at night, their face illuminated by a smartphone screen, suggesting covert activity in a trusted environment.

Why it matters: Ransomware gangs have industrialised insider recruitment, offering your IT staff 15–25% of ransom payments for administrative access. This transforms insider threat from theoretical e…

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