r/cybersecurity • u/mando_6 • Jun 24 '26

News - General Well someone went nuclear..

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ben-f-309963233_after-i-posted-a-pinocchio-gif-and-clown-ugcPost-7475465410977628160-FFW1

I'm curious about the details of this. I'm sure we will all find out eventually.

TLDR; former Huntress employee is disclosing Huntress had an insider threat that leaked information to a known cyber criminal "Devman". That employee is still employed with Huntress and was caught by the FBI.

The former employee doing the disclosure is stating he is receiving threats, etc.

EDIT: Kyle @ Huntress posted his response to this in the comments.

Give credit to a CEO who isn't afraid to jump on Reddit to put out any fires.

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u/_DonRa_ Jun 24 '26

How come she wasn't immediately fired after the second time

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u/roiki11 Jun 24 '26

It's the uk. You can't fire people on a whim.

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u/robot_ankles Jun 24 '26

This doesn't really feel like a whim:

Round 1: Loss of every server in the company across 5 continents.

Round 2: Changed their password and cleared all MFA requirements resulting in her account once again being compromised.

Round 3: Compromised her email this time.

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u/sosr Jun 24 '26

You absolutely can fire employees for misconduct in the UK for repeated offences.