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Cybercrime Thefts Reach $445 Billion

Cybercrime remains a growth industry. That’s the main message from former U.S. intelligence officials, who in a report outlined scenarios for how $445 billion a year in trade theft due to computer hackers will worsen. They warned that financial companies, …

Mississippi Law Protects University Intellectual Property

Mississippi lawmakers have extended trade-secret protections to universities and community colleges by exempting materials tied to any commercial, scientific or technical research from the state’s Open Records Act before the research is published. Gov. Phil Bryant signed House Bill 116 …

Sporting Goods Company CEO Posed as Rival Exec to Get Secrets

The CEO of a sporting goods chain who once appeared on the TV show “Undercover Boss” pretended to be an executive from a rival company in an effort to get confidential information, according to a lawsuit. Dick’s Sporting Goods claims …

Stop the Press Releases! PR Newswire Sued by Rival

When one distributor of corporate press releases concluded that a rival was trying to steal its secrets, it didn’t issue a press release, it went to court. MarketwireWednesday filed a $25 million lawsuit accusing rival PR Newswire of causing irreparable …