{"id":89229,"date":"2018-05-31T11:42:14","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T18:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/securingtomorrow.mcafee.com\/?p=89229"},"modified":"2025-08-13T01:29:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T08:29:10","slug":"insider-threat-at-coca-cola-compromises-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/internet-security\/insider-threat-at-coca-cola-compromises-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Insider Threat at Coca-Cola Compromises 8,000 Employees\u2019 Information"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cybercrime is often seen as a battle of good versus evil \u2013 a hacker tries to infiltrate a system while cyber defenders work hard to fend them off. Sometimes, data breaches are the work of these cybercriminals, and other times they\u2019re caused by an actual employee of the affected company \u2013 something we like to call an insider threat. Just this past week, popular soft drink\u00a0producer\u00a0Coca-Cola\u00a0announced<\/a>\u00a0that they were facing exactly that: an insider threat in the form of a former employee found<\/a> carrying a personal hard drive of worker data.<\/p>\n

So far, we know that this employee uploaded the data of their fellow coworkers onto an external hard drive, which they took with them when departing the company. According to a company representative, \u201cthe type of stolen and exposed data varies per employee.\u201d And though there are no more known specifics around the data, we do know that this theft impacts 8,000 individual\u00a0Coca-Cola\u00a0employees.<\/p>\n

Basic Security Tips<\/h2>\n

As of now, Coca-Cola says it\u2019s been working with law enforcement to dig into the details of this insider threat, but in the interim, these employees need to start taking proactive steps to protect their personal information. In order to do just that, follow these basic security tips:<\/p>\n