Some of these activities were directed via the East GermanStasi (Ministry for State Security). One such operation, “Operation Brunnhilde,” operated from the mid-1950s until early 1966 and made use of spies from many Communist Bloc countries. Through at least 20 forays, many western European industrial secrets were compromised.[35] One member of the “Brunnhilde” ring was a Swisschemical engineer, Dr. Jean Paul Soupert (also known as “Air Bubble”), living in Brussels. He was described by Peter Wright in Spycatcher as having been “doubled” by the BelgianSûreté de l’État.[35][36] He revealed information about industrial espionage conducted by the ring, including the fact that Russian agents had obtained details of Concorde’s advanced electronics system.[37] He testified against two Kodak employees, living and working in Britain, during a trial in which they were accused of passing information on industrial processes to him, though they were eventually acquitted.[35]
Google China being hacked by China. Google claims 20 other companies hacked.
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According to Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency spies on foreign companies.[62] In June 2015 Wikileaks published documents over National Security Agency spied French companies.[63]
^ I might expect they also spy on domestic companies too.
(Originally posted by Ruby)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_espionage Relevant
Economic Espionage and Industrial Spying (Cambridge Studies in Criminology)
“Operation Brunnhilde”[edit]
Some of these activities were directed via the East German Stasi (Ministry for State Security). One such operation, “Operation Brunnhilde,” operated from the mid-1950s until early 1966 and made use of spies from many Communist Bloc countries. Through at least 20 forays, many western European industrial secrets were compromised.[35] One member of the “Brunnhilde” ring was a Swiss chemical engineer, Dr. Jean Paul Soupert (also known as “Air Bubble”), living in Brussels. He was described by Peter Wright in Spycatcher as having been “doubled” by the Belgian Sûreté de l’État.[35][36] He revealed information about industrial espionage conducted by the ring, including the fact that Russian agents had obtained details of Concorde’s advanced electronics system.[37] He testified against two Kodak employees, living and working in Britain, during a trial in which they were accused of passing information on industrial processes to him, though they were eventually acquitted.[35]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_espionage#Notable_cases
Google China being hacked by China. Google claims 20 other companies hacked.
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According to Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency spies on foreign companies.[62] In June 2015 Wikileaks published documents over National Security Agency spied French companies.[63]
^ I might expect they also spy on domestic companies too.
Concerns of national governments is a pretty interesting read too.