industrial espionage

noun

1. the stealing of technological or commercial research data, blueprints, plans, etc., as by a person in the hire of a competing company.

industrial espionage

noun

1. attempting to obtain trade secrets by dishonest means, as by telephone- or computer-tapping, infiltration of a competitor's workforce, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of industrial espionage¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

The report even suggests a unique identifier could be added to each chip to prevent industrial espionage and "chip smuggling."

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In December, Australia convicted a Vietnamese refugee who was found to be working for the Chinese Communist Party, thanks to a law it passed in 2018 that made industrial espionage for a foreign power a crime.

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He is the first person to be charged under federal laws created in 2018 that ban covert foreign interference in domestic politics and make industrial espionage for a foreign power a crime.

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The Australian Parliament passed national security legislation that banned covert foreign interference in domestic politics and made industrial espionage for a foreign power a crime.

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In a sign of a broader crackdown, two other South Korean companies that allegedly supplied Taiwan were also charged in November with breaking trade laws, and one of their chief executives was accused of industrial espionage, according to court records and four people familiar with the matter.

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