industrial spies
Secret business thieves
Industrial spies are people who secretly gather confidential business information for competitors or foreign governments.
They steal trade secrets, proprietary technology, or strategic plans through infiltration, bribery, or surveillance.
The term covers both corporate espionage agents and those working for state intelligence services targeting private industry: The company discovered industrial spies had copied their chip designs.
- covertIntentionally concealed
- trade secretsProtected commercial knowledge
- secretsConcealed information
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- corporateOf or relating to companies
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