corporate spy
Business secrets thief
A corporate spy is someone who secretly gathers confidential information from a business on behalf of a competitor or other interested party.
The work may involve infiltrating a company as an employee, bribing insiders, or using technology to intercept communications.
The leaked documents revealed a corporate spy had been embedded in their R&D department for years.
Also called an industrial spy.
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- moleSubterranean insectivore
- infiltratorOne who enters covertly
- deep coverProlonged covert infiltration
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
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- insider threatsinsider threat, disgruntled employee, unauthorized access, information leak, credential theft
- corporate worldCEO, CFO, COO, VP, executive
- business mogulstycoon, mogul, magnate, billionaire, titan
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corporate spysecurity director
Head of protective services
counterintelligence agent · security analyst · whistleblower
corporate spypublic relations officer
Manages organizational external communications
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