https://www.siliconvalley.com/2025/04/02/james-bond-spying-targeted-bay-area-tech/

A man alleged in a lawsuit to be a corporate spy who stole secrets from a Bay Area technology firm on behalf of its arch rival says in a court filing that the plan was hatched as a James Bond-style operation.

Heavyweight workforce-management software startups Rippling and Deel are locked in a legal battle over claims by Rippling that Deel cultivated a spy in its Irish office who was caught with a “honeypot” trap.