Insider threats pose significant dangers and consequences for organizations, as demonstrated by Mark's actions and subsequent arrest.
Exploring the dark web out of curiosity can lead to unintended criminal activities, as seen in Omar's case of remotely disabling cars and selling customer data.
Deep dives
Omar's Revenge
Omar, a disgruntled former employee of a car dealership, gains unauthorized access to the dealership's computers and remotely disables cars and causes them to honk continuously.
Curiosity on the Dark Web
Mark, a tech enthusiast, explores the dark web out of curiosity and lurks on hacking forums, but never engages in illegal activities.
Selling Stolen Data
Mark accesses a server from his former employer and steals customer data, which he sells on the dark web for financial gain.
Unintended Consequences
Mark's actions lead to his arrest, guilty plea, and a brief jail sentence, highlighting the dangers and consequences of insider threats.
This is the story of Marq (twitter.com/dev_null321). Which involves passwords, the dark web, and police.
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Sources
Court records and news articles were used to fact check this episode. However Marq requested that links to his full name not be made available.