Topic

Trade secrets

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Illustration of an employee at a trading workstation in a quiet office at dusk.

Bad Leavers

Trader arrested over alleged theft of trading firm’s trade secrets

US prosecutors allege Cheuk Fung Richard Ho took confidential code components and predictive formulas from his employer to help launch his own trading business.

28 October 2026

Coiled optical fibres and precision components on a laboratory workbench, with a worker in the background.

Insider Threat

Fibre laser expert convicted of economic espionage

Ji Wang stole Corning research files to support a planned business in China, according to the US Department of Justice.

28 October 2026

Server cabinets and a staff access reader in a secure data centre corridor.

Insider Threat

Google engineer arrested over alleged AI trade secret theft

US prosecutors accused Linwei Ding of copying more than 500 confidential Google files while secretly pursuing business interests with two China-based technology companies.

28 October 2026

Anonymous person holding a mobile phone towards a computer monitor in an office.

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Silicon Valley engineers charged with trade secret theft

US prosecutors allege three engineers moved confidential technology files to personal devices and other employers’ computers, with some information later accessed in Iran.

28 October 2026