inside job
Theft with access
A crime or wrongdoing committed by or with the help of someone trusted within the organization being targeted.
The term emphasizes that access, knowledge, or cooperation came from the inside: The bank robbery was an inside job—someone disabled the alarms.
Often implies betrayal of trust.
Organized large-scale theft
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- vaultSecure storage chamber
security breach · alarm bypass · getaway · loot · embezzlement · fraud · forgery · evidence tampering
One who betrays allegiance
- turncoatOne who betrays allegiance
- double-crossTreacherous deception of partner
- selloutCompromiser of integrity
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
treachery · backstabbing · mole · informant · breach of trust · Judas · defector · compromised
Storyline or land parcel
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- cover-upHiding wrongdoing from public
- collusionFraudulent secret cooperation
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
complicity · mastermind · accomplice · orchestration · manipulation · cabal · hidden agenda · whistleblower
Covert information gatherer
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- double agentSpy betraying their side
sleeper agent · surveillance · counterintelligence · classified · leak · handler · asset · recruited
heist
Organized large-scale theft
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- theftUnlawful taking of property
vault · security breach · alarm bypass · getaway · loot · embezzlement · fraud · forgery · evidence tampering · staged
traitor
One who betrays allegiance
- turncoatOne who betrays allegiance
- double-crossTreacherous deception of partner
- selloutCompromiser of integrity
disloyalty · treachery · backstabbing · mole · informant · breach of trust · Judas · defector · compromised · bought off
plot
Storyline or land parcel
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- cover-upHiding wrongdoing from public
- collusionFraudulent secret cooperation
corruption · complicity · mastermind · accomplice · orchestration · manipulation · cabal · hidden agenda · whistleblower · leak
spy
Covert information gatherer
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
double agent · sleeper agent · surveillance · counterintelligence · classified · leak · handler · asset · recruited · planted
- crime investigationdetective, whodunit, investigation, detectives, investigator
- espionagespy, spies, double agent, double agents, spying
- theftstealing, larceny, steal, burglary, robbery
- heistsheist, bank heist, bank robbery, art heist, diamond heist
- plot twistsplot twist, twist ending, surprise ending, unexpected turn, final reveal
- thriller tropesplot twist, red herring, cliffhanger, whodunit, femme fatale
inside jobbreak-in
Unlawful entry to premises
burglary · forced entry · home invasion · hacking · intrusion
job, inside, insides, outsider, insider, outsiders, insiders, insidiously, insidiousness