Internal Mole Usage
The strategic placement or exploitation of an insider within a competitor's organization to gather confidential information, sabotage operations, or provide a competitive edge through direct access to sensitive data.
Common Techniques
Recruitment of Employees
Identifying and persuading key employees within a competitor’s organization to share proprietary information, trade secrets, or internal strategies.
Unauthorized Data Access
Using an insider’s position to access sensitive databases, emails, or internal communications and share valuable insights or leak confidential documents.
Sabotaging Internal Operations
Instigating disruptions within a competitor’s operations by introducing inefficiencies, spreading misinformation, or causing confusion among teams using insider knowledge.
Strategic Reporting
Using insider knowledge to direct competitors' attention to false or misleading information, potentially causing them to make poor business decisions or misallocate resources.
Social Engineering from Within
Manipulating or coercing an insider to gather confidential data through social engineering tactics, exploiting their trust or position within the organization.