Kroll 2015 global fraud report finds insiders the biggest threat

The biggest fraud threat to companies worldwide comes from within, according to the 2015 edition of the Global Fraud Report from risk assessment specialists Kroll. The report, published 23 November, surveyed 768 senior executives and showed that 81% of fraud where the perpetrators were identified involved at least one insider, a leap from 72% in the previous survey released in 2014. Among this insider fraud, senior or middle management accounted for 36%; junior employees, 45%; and agents or intermediaries, 23%.