Ex-Huntress analyst claims company insider fed info to a ransomware crim. Social media drama ensues
Former employee accuses company of prioritizing pending IPO over client security
Security firm Huntress allegedly has a turncoat insider leaking info to a ransomware operation, according to an ex-employee who took his grievances to social media after claiming the security shop tried to “silence” him with legal threats.
And it all started with a Pinocchio GIF and clown emoji.
Late last week, Huntress disclosed that it is among the “hundreds of Klue customers” compromised in the supply-chain attack, stating that “Huntress believes in radical transparency about security incidents, including when it affects our company.”
Ben Folland, a former security operations analyst at Huntress who left the company in February, responded with a Pinocchio GIF and clown emoji - although, to be clear, his complaints about his former employer have nothing to do with the Klue incident. These stem from an earlier incident that Folland also detailed in a series of...
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