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Summary: CrowdStrike fires ‘suspicious insider’ who passed information to hackers Crunch

1. CrowdStrike fired an insider suspected of leaking company information to a hacking group called Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters.
2. The hackers claimed they accessed CrowdStrike systems through a recent breach at Gainsight, a CRM company. However, CrowdStrike denies these claims and maintains its systems were never compromised.
3. Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters is a collective of multiple hacking groups known for using social engineering techniques to gain access to systems or databases. They claimed to have stolen over 1 billion records from various tech companies in October, including Allianz Life, Qantas, Stellantis, TransUnion, and Workday.
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CrowdStrike terminated an employee suspected of data leaks to hacking group Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters. The group alleges gaining access to CrowdStrike systems through a breach at CRM company Gainsight, which CrowdStrike denies. Scattered Lapsus$ is known for using social engineering and reported
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ID: 06e24088-90bc-4976-9a86-a5f2748642d8

Category ID: listed_summary

URL: https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/21/crowdstrike-fires-suspicious-insider-who-passed-information-to-hackers/#summary

Date: Nov. 22, 2025

Notes: 2025-11-22

Created: 2025/11/22 04:42

Updated: 2025/12/07 21:46

Last Read: 2025/11/22 14:54