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James Liang (Volkswagen Dieselgate engineer)INS-VW-LIANG-2017 insider
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aka James Liang (Volkswagen Dieselgate engineer), James Robert Liang
Last updated: 2026-08-20
0attributed CVEs
0ATT&CK techniques
0.0IDF score (tooling uniqueness)
0exclusive CVEs
—years active
About this actor
VW engineer who pleaded guilty 2016 to conspiracy to defraud the US and violate the Clean Air Act by helping design 'defeat- device' software in diesel engines; sentenced August 2017 to 40 months. Insider misconduct benefiting his own employer (not a competitor), included as a corporate-insider variant.
How we know this
- Data origin
- Curated overlay Insider-threat entry synthesised from public reporting and court filings — not a MITRE-tracked intrusion set.
- Techniques
- No ATT&CK techniques mapped.
- Named victims
- None on file.
Thin data: No ATT&CK techniques are mapped yet — the behavioural profile is empty.
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Activity timeline
No activity events recorded.
Profile
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No techniques attributed.
Co-occurring actors
None.