WeWork, the No. 1 player in the sector, allegedly sent two spies to infiltrate rival Knotel — to steal info and some customers, Knotel claimed.
The spies showed up at seven Knotel properties in Manhattan last month in a “systematic attempt to pilfer Knotel’s proprietary information and trade secrets,” according to a cease-and-desist letter the smaller company sent to WeWork...The corporate espionage rookies might have pulled off the caper — except, in a totally random happening, a Knotel employee recognized one of them as a friend of a friend, according to sources close to Knotel.
While the pair used fake names to gain entry, according to the letter, a call to the Knotel worker’s pal got the spy’s real name — and a couple of social media inquiries turned up the fact that he worked for rival WeWork, sources said. more
