Scary thought, Steve. I suspect that as companies and government agencies become better at protecting themselves from nefarious penetration, that criminal or other government agencies will turn towards influencing employees. It's a logical next step. Threaten someone whose already on the inside, get some data you want, etc. Yep, I can see that coming.
Organized crime or state sponsored hacking has always involved social engineering or extortion. I recall a story where a Chinese organization setup a restaurant across the street from a R&D center here in the US for the purpose of bribing Chinese nationals on work visa.
https://www.networkworld.com/article/2230760/microsoft-subnet/black-duck-eggs-and-other-secrets-of-chinese-hackers.html
Oh WOW, I hadn't heard about that, Eric. Makes sense, though.