In the wake of evolving work arrangements, the spotlight often falls on remote and hybrid employees as potential threats to data security. Yet, our latest research uncovers a surprising twist in the narrative. It’s the in-office employees, traditionally considered the safest bet, who are now leading the charge in corporate data exfiltration.

On Wednesday, March 6th, 2024 the US Attorney’s Office of Northern California announced that a federal grand jury had indicted Linwei Ding on four counts of trade secrets theft. Ding was arrested in Newark, California and now faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000. We did a deep dive into the indictment to understand what happened and help security leaders and practitioners apply lessons to their own information security practice. Read on to learn more!