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And so they're like, we think we have a spy. This employee has nothing to do with this job, but he keeps looking into what Deal is doing. Okay, so... So they're like, we want to see if this guy's actually a spy. And so they honeypot him and they make a fake Slack channel called D, it's like D defectors. Yeah, D defectors.

And so they're like, we think we have a spy. This employee has nothing to do with this job, but he keeps looking into what Deal is doing. Okay, so... So they're like, we want to see if this guy's actually a spy. And so they honeypot him and they make a fake Slack channel called D, it's like D defectors. Yeah, D defectors.

And so they're like, we think we have a spy. This employee has nothing to do with this job, but he keeps looking into what Deal is doing. Okay, so... So they're like, we want to see if this guy's actually a spy. And so they honeypot him and they make a fake Slack channel called D, it's like D defectors. Yeah, D defectors.

They make a new Slack channel that didn't exist and they send a letter to Deal's chairman, CFO and general counsel that says, hey guys, just so you know, Deal, Us at Rippling, we have a new Slack channel where we talk about all the stuff we have on you. And if you ever mess with us again, we're going to release all of it. Literally just, Honeypot, make this up, right?

They make a new Slack channel that didn't exist and they send a letter to Deal's chairman, CFO and general counsel that says, hey guys, just so you know, Deal, Us at Rippling, we have a new Slack channel where we talk about all the stuff we have on you. And if you ever mess with us again, we're going to release all of it. Literally just, Honeypot, make this up, right?

They make a new Slack channel that didn't exist and they send a letter to Deal's chairman, CFO and general counsel that says, hey guys, just so you know, Deal, Us at Rippling, we have a new Slack channel where we talk about all the stuff we have on you. And if you ever mess with us again, we're going to release all of it. Literally just, Honeypot, make this up, right?

Within four hours, the alleged spy is now searching for this new channel, which was made specifically for this. So the Honeypot works. This guy who is maybe a spy immediately starts searching for this new channel that has not existed a day before. It is all made up. Okay. It gets better. They go to the High Court of Ireland and they get a court order that they're going to go take his phone.

Within four hours, the alleged spy is now searching for this new channel, which was made specifically for this. So the Honeypot works. This guy who is maybe a spy immediately starts searching for this new channel that has not existed a day before. It is all made up. Okay. It gets better. They go to the High Court of Ireland and they get a court order that they're going to go take his phone.

Within four hours, the alleged spy is now searching for this new channel, which was made specifically for this. So the Honeypot works. This guy who is maybe a spy immediately starts searching for this new channel that has not existed a day before. It is all made up. Okay. It gets better. They go to the High Court of Ireland and they get a court order that they're going to go take his phone.

They show up to his desk with a court examiner, like a court-appointed person who is legally authorized to detain this guy. And he runs into the bathroom and locks the door and tries to flush the phone down the toilet. Dude, holy. So the guy is banging on the door saying, you are violating court orders. You have to come out right now. He refuses to respond. After a while, he finally comes out.

They show up to his desk with a court examiner, like a court-appointed person who is legally authorized to detain this guy. And he runs into the bathroom and locks the door and tries to flush the phone down the toilet. Dude, holy. So the guy is banging on the door saying, you are violating court orders. You have to come out right now. He refuses to respond. After a while, he finally comes out.

They show up to his desk with a court examiner, like a court-appointed person who is legally authorized to detain this guy. And he runs into the bathroom and locks the door and tries to flush the phone down the toilet. Dude, holy. So the guy is banging on the door saying, you are violating court orders. You have to come out right now. He refuses to respond. After a while, he finally comes out.

And you can see here the quote. He says, if you take another step, you're violating court order again. And he says, I'm willing to take that risk. And then he flees the premises. That's crazy. So the spy got away. And he took his phone with him, so they didn't get the phone. They even, in the lawsuit, they're like, we looked through our plumbing system and did not find a phone.

And you can see here the quote. He says, if you take another step, you're violating court order again. And he says, I'm willing to take that risk. And then he flees the premises. That's crazy. So the spy got away. And he took his phone with him, so they didn't get the phone. They even, in the lawsuit, they're like, we looked through our plumbing system and did not find a phone.

And you can see here the quote. He says, if you take another step, you're violating court order again. And he says, I'm willing to take that risk. And then he flees the premises. That's crazy. So the spy got away. And he took his phone with him, so they didn't get the phone. They even, in the lawsuit, they're like, we looked through our plumbing system and did not find a phone.

This is HR companies. And so Deal's response so far, this is two days ago, said, weeks after... Okay, so they tried to go back on the offensive. And this is basically the end, but... Weeks after Rippling is accused of violating sanctions laws in Russia and seeding falsehoods about deal, Rippling is trying to shift the narrative away. We deny all legal wrongdoing. Legal wrongdoing.

This is HR companies. And so Deal's response so far, this is two days ago, said, weeks after... Okay, so they tried to go back on the offensive. And this is basically the end, but... Weeks after Rippling is accused of violating sanctions laws in Russia and seeding falsehoods about deal, Rippling is trying to shift the narrative away. We deny all legal wrongdoing. Legal wrongdoing.

This is HR companies. And so Deal's response so far, this is two days ago, said, weeks after... Okay, so they tried to go back on the offensive. And this is basically the end, but... Weeks after Rippling is accused of violating sanctions laws in Russia and seeding falsehoods about deal, Rippling is trying to shift the narrative away. We deny all legal wrongdoing. Legal wrongdoing.

And so they're like, oh yeah, Rippling? Well, you guys are selling to the Russians. And then... It follows up in one of the articles. However, Deal itself has also been accused of violating sanctions against Russia, according to a lawsuit filed in Florida earlier this year.

And so they're like, oh yeah, Rippling? Well, you guys are selling to the Russians. And then... It follows up in one of the articles. However, Deal itself has also been accused of violating sanctions against Russia, according to a lawsuit filed in Florida earlier this year.