CIA officer said he was developing hacking tools, but actually stole $190 million in top secret fraud scam
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A CIA officer allegedly siphoning $190M under the guise of building hacking tools is a stark reminder that insider risk scales with technical privilege. Sensitive: if you run high-privilege engineering or security teams, tighten financial and access audits — sophisticated fraud can now hide behind ‘R&D’ labels.
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