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 “people have been taking trade secrets and confidential information as long as there has been competition,” but she adds that, if the lawsuit is to be believed, then Deel’s spying seemed unusually extreme.
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"The Spying Scandal Rocking the World of HR Software," by Kate Clark and Ellen Huet was published in Bloomberg on June 10, 2025.