Insider Threat – Unauthorized Data Transfer Case

Summary

A corporate HR division reported suspicious file transfers by an internal employee. Matrix Cyforce was engaged to validate the activity, track assets involved, and identify the scope of data exfiltration while ensuring compliance with legal and privacy standards.

Challenges

• Employee deleted multiple logs and browser history
• Potential misuse of privileged internal access
• Unmonitored USB activity
• Need for HR-acceptable and court-admissible findings

What We Did

• Performed full disk forensic imaging (write-blocked)
• Recovered deleted documents and activity logs
• Traced unauthorized USB file transfers
• Mapped user activity timeline across two devices
• Generated HR-compliant & legally sound evidence report

Outcome

HR received clear forensic evidence of unauthorized transfer. Organization implemented new monitoring controls, USB restrictions, and security policies to prevent future insider misuse.