Insider threat An insider threat is a malicious threat in which the attacker is a known individual to the user or any organization. On OSN attacker can be a friend or any person close to the user, know about the id and password of the user, and login into the victim’s account in an authorized way. When an attacker gets the authorization of the victim’s account, they use all information like the victim’s private information, a friend list, or information about their friends.