Under a perceived cloak of anonymity, disgruntled employees, confidence men, and others use the Internet as a vehicle for their scams. Such individuals post everything from legally protected trade secrets to defamatory statements about management to fabricated reports about a company designed to drive down the price of the stock. Contrary to popular belief, such individuals can be traced though the discovery process and other means. Where trade secrets or other exigent circumstances exist, courts may order that discovery be expedited. Simultaneously with the discovery process, court orders can be obtained preventing further display of the offending information. In addition to stopping one problem, removing such information from the Internet prevents “copy cats.