Linda Xie Recounts FBI Lecture on Corporate Espionage
On November 8, former early Coinbase employee and Scalar Capital co-founder Linda Xie posted on X that years ago she had been invited to a lecture by the FBI about warning signs of corporate espionage, with some of the content involving a comparison of Chinese espionage tactics with those of other countries. She recalled that she was the only Asian woman present, and when that topic came up, the other people in the room would look at her.
Xie further said that she clearly remembered the lecture saying that Chinese spies, compared with Russian spies, were more inclined to play the long game, willing to spend years or even decades building relationships inside companies in order to gain trust and steal information. She also recalled that during in-person interviews, candidates had to be supervised, because some people would use going to the restroom as an excuse to wander alone around the office, take photos, or even take items from desks.
In follow-up replies, Xie added that even if such behavior is later discovered through surveillance, the damage has already been done. This series of posts is her personal recollection of the lecture from years ago and did not provide the specific date, location, or official materials for the lecture.
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Title: Linda Xie post on X Publisher: Linda Xie (@lindaxie) Publication date: November 8, 2026 URL: https://x.com/lindaxie/status/2119574354727973246 Nature of source: original post by the person involved Verification: full post and subsequent reply text read Support content: said that years ago she was invited to an FBI lecture on corporate espionage, some of which involved Chinese espionage tactics; that she was the only Asian woman present and others would look at her; that she remembered Chinese spies as more likely to play the long game, willing to spend years or even decades building relationships to steal information; that she remembered needing to supervise candidates during interviews to prevent them from leaving under an excuse and then taking photos or items; added that even if such behavior is later discovered through surveillance, the damage is already done.
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Xie characterizes her experience as a personal recollection of an FBI lecture on corporate espionage from years ago. The lecture included a comparison of espionage tactics among different countries; she particularly remembered that Chinese spies were more inclined toward long-term infiltration, willing to spend years or even decades building trust inside companies before stealing information, rather than acting in the short term.
She also recalled a practical warning: during in-person interviews, candidates needed to be supervised to prevent them from leaving under an excuse and then wandering alone around the office, taking photos, or taking items from desks. A follow-up reply further noted that even if such behavior is later discovered through surveillance, the damage has already been done. These details all come from her retelling of the lecture content rather than current public official documents.
Xie is currently taking a break from work to study physics; she previously worked early at Coinbase and co-founded Scalar Capital. This series of posts did not include the lecture’s specific time, location, official materials, or independently verifiable records, and is a public sharing of her personal past experience. She also mentioned that she was the only Asian woman present, and that others would look at her when the topic of Chinese spies came up; this description reflects her personal impression of the atmosphere in the room.
Overall, the post records her recollection of the FBI lecture on corporate espionage, centered on long-term infiltration strategies and precautions at interview sites. It does not provide independently verifiable official materials and is a personal public account.
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Linda Xie recalled attending an FBI lecture on corporate espionage years ago, with part of it involving a comparison of Chinese espionage tactics with those of other countries.
She remembered that Chinese spies were more inclined to play the long game, willing to spend years or even decades building relationships inside companies to gain trust and steal information.
She also remembered that candidates had to be supervised during interviews to prevent them from leaving under an excuse and then taking photos or items from desks in the office.