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HR software maker Rippling accused Deel, a key rival, of hiring a staff member to serve as a mole. Things escalated from there.

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Leigh Ann Buziak, a partner at law firm Blank Rome, says that&nbsp;“people have been taking trade secrets and confidential information as long as there has been competition,”&nbsp;but she adds that, if the lawsuit is to be believed, then Deel’s spying seemed unusually extreme.

To read the full article, please click&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-06-10/spying-scandal-spirals-between-billion-dollar-startups-rippling-deel?srnd=undefined">here</a>&nbsp;(subscription required).

"The Spying Scandal Rocking the World of HR Software," by Kate Clark and Ellen Huet was published in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-06-10/spying-scandal-spirals-between-billion-dollar-startups-rippling-deel?srnd=undefined">Bloomberg</a>&nbsp;on June 10, 2025.

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