{"id":241181,"date":"2026-05-06T04:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T08:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/one-in-eight-workers-has-sold-their-corporate-logins\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T15:45:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T19:45:11","slug":"one-in-eight-workers-has-sold-their-corporate-logins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/one-in-eight-workers-has-sold-their-corporate-logins\/","title":{"rendered":"One in Eight Workers Has Sold Their Corporate Logins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infosecurity-magazine.com\/news\/one-eight-workers-sold-corporate\/\">One in Eight Workers Has Sold Their Corporate Logins<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infosecurity-magazine.com\/news\/one-eight-workers-sold-corporate\/\">https:\/\/www.infosecurity-magazine.com\/news\/one-eight-workers-sold-corporate\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-06 04:40:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.infosecurity-magazine.com\">www.infosecurity-magazine.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A large share of UK employees have sold their corporate credentials over the past year, exposing their organization to cyber and financial crime, according to Cifas.<\/p>\n<p>The non-profit fraud prevention service revealed the findings in its latest Workplace Fraud Trends report, which is based on responses from 2000 UK employees working in companies with 1000+ staff.<\/p>\n<p>It found that 13% of respondents admitted selling their logins over the past 12 months, or knew someone who had.<\/p>\n<p>The same share (13%) claimed they thought the act of selling credentials was \u201cjustifiable\u201d \u2013 rising even higher for senior managers (32%), directors (36%), C-suite executives (43%) and business owners (81%).<\/p>\n<p>Read more on credential abuse: Vulnerability Exploitation and Credential Theft Now Top Initial Access Vectors<\/p>\n<p>Cifas director of learning, Rachael Tiffen, argued that selling logins can open the door to serious fraud and financial harm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese findings show how vital it is for organizations to build fraud\u2011aware cultures, where employees at all levels understand their responsibilities and the consequences of their actions,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCounter\u2011fraud training plays a central role in helping staff recognize manipulation, appreciate the risks associated with insider activity, and act with integrity when handling access to systems and data.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Growing Insider Threat<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Cifas report highlights the growing challenge posed to corporate security teams by their own colleagues elsewhere in the business.<\/p>\n<p>Malicious incidents accounted for 27% ($4.7m) of the total lost to insider risks last year, according to DTEX. On average, global organizations lost $19.5m per business to either negligence or deliberate acts like sharing sensitive data including credentials.<\/p>\n<p>A 2025 Socura\/Flare report revealed 460,000 compromised credentials belonging to employees at FTSE100 firms circulating on cybercrime sites.<\/p>\n<p>Many of these come down not to malicious insiders but external attacks. 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