1/ Rippling, an HR software company, is suing Deel on the basis of corporate espionage.

They claim Deel had a mole inside Rippling digging for trade secrets.

So, what did they do? They set up a honeypot to catch the alleged spy in action.

Let's get into it.

— Morning Brew ☕️ (@MorningBrew)
2:08 PM • Mar 18, 2025

“So basically there’s a company called Rippling and another called Deel. They both make HR software (boring af I know but this story is insane). Rippling is suing Deel because of top secret corporate espionage, where they found a mole in the company planted by Deel. To snuff him… x.com/i/web/status/1…

— litquidity (@litcapital)
2:13 AM • Mar 18, 2025

the deel vs rippling drama is kendrick vs. drake for people who find meaning in b2b saas

— alli (@sonofalli)
4:37 PM • Mar 17, 2025

Deel’s undercover spy

— Sully 🤠 (@sullydoesitall)
2:38 PM • Mar 17, 2025

"no updates from me" - deel spy

— luffy (@0xluffyb)
2:10 AM • Mar 18, 2025

Wow, Deel updated their home page

— Alex Cohen (@anothercohen)
2:15 AM • Mar 18, 2025

SO THERE ARE THESE TWO HR SOFTWARE COMPANIES CALLED DEEL AND RIPPLING. THEY HATE EACH OTHER. THEY’RE LIKE THE HARKONNENS AND ATREIDES OF PAYROLL. RIPPLING JUST FOUND OUT DEEL HAD A SPY IN THEIR OFFICE. THEY SET UP A FAKE SLACK CHANNEL TO CATCH HIM, BUT HE LOCKED HIMSELF IN A… x.com/i/web/status/1…

— Robert Sterling (@RobertMSterling)
1:41 PM • Mar 18, 2025

live look at the Deel spy hiding in Rippling’s bathroom

— Dan Shipper 📧 (@danshipper)
2:02 PM • Mar 17, 2025

Meet my daughter, Corporate Espionage.

— delian (@zebulgar)
6:24 PM • Mar 17, 2025

I was feeling left out from the Ripping vs Deel drama so I vibecoded a corporate spying game — Slacklash

😈 join either deel or rippling's slack as a spy
👀 leak company secrets or sell to media
🍯 be careful of honey traps

let the espionage begin (link below)

— Yash Bhardwaj (@ybhrdwj)
6:00 PM • Mar 19, 2025

You can just do things (like animate your memes and art)

— Jason Levin (@iamjasonlevin)
1:24 AM • Mar 20, 2025