Deel Accused of Planting Spy Inside Rippling to Steal Sales Data
A lawsuit in Northern District of California claims $12 billion HR unicorn Deel hired a Rippling employee to siphon confidential sales pipeline data, searching “Deel” 23 times daily for months. The spy was caught after Rippling set a honeypot, exposing senior Deel executives’ alleged involvement. This highlights the risk of aggressive competitive tactics at high‑growth startups.