Motive
Boundary Testing
Coercion
Conflicts of Interest
Curiosity
Espionage
Fear of Reprisals
Hubris
Human Error
Ideology
Joiner
Lack of Awareness
Leaver
Misapprehension or Delusion
Mover
Personal Gain
Political or Philosophical Beliefs
Recklessness
Recognition
Resentment
Revenge
Rogue Nationalism
Self Sabotage
Third Party Collusion Motivated by Personal Gain
- ID: MT005.004
- Created: 23rd November 2025
- Updated: 23rd November 2025
- Contributor: The ITM Team
Financial Self-Interest
A subject uses authorized access or insider knowledge to exploit organizational assets, systems, data or processes for direct personal financial benefit. This may involve theft of assets, fraud, resale of proprietary or sensitive information, or unauthorized monetization of access. Unlike collusion with a third‑party, this variant is characterized by the subject acting alone (or without external partner) purely for their own enrichment.