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An Era of Unparalleled Espionage Risk Is Upon Us
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Nov 5, 2019 | 10:00 GMT
![Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announces the creation of a new initiative to crack down on Chinese intelligence officials stealing intellectual property from U.S. corporations through hacking and espionage during a press conference at the Justice Department on Nov. 1, 2018.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/2x1_full/public/world-corporate-espionage-display-gettyimages-1056069408.jpg?itok=nagK_mM6)
Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announces the creation of a new initiative to crack down on Chinese intelligence officials stealing intellectual property from U.S. corporations through hacking and espionage during a press conference at the Justice Department on Nov. 1, 2018.
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Highlights
- China and Russia have become increasingly aggressive in their industrial espionage efforts, though the proliferation of espionage tools ensures they are far from the only threat actors.
- Technology has also made it easier to hack into corporate systems remotely and to download massive quantities of data from inside an organization.
- Combined with the spread of post-truth attitudes in the workplace, these factors create an environment rife with corporate espionage risk.
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