Three Iranian-born computer engineers, two sisters and the husband of one of the women, were arrested in mid-February, 10 days before military operations against Iran began. The Department of Justice charged the trio with stealing trade secrets from Google and other Silicon Valley powerhouses. The Ghandali sisters are former Google engineers and Khosravi worked at a third tech company. They are accused of using their employment to obtain access to confidential and sensitive information, which can pose a direct danger to American troops and the country itself. All three were in the country legally and have pleaded innocent to the charges. The case highlights the hidden dangers facing an open society like the United States, highlighting the potential hazard of a hostile corporate infrastructure.