>> The compromise happened because the villain dug through enough garbage to find the receipts and trace down the companies. <<
Clever!
>> What gets me is, they didn't notice that all those shells are actually divisions of WayneTech and its (presumably extensive) holdings? <<
That's the easy way to do things, putting them all under one umbrella. But you don't have to, and if you keep companies separate, then the root owner is the most obvious link. This can be avoided by having other trusted individuals owning things you need to use. Split up the stuff and it becomes even harder to track. Then too, you can pay cash for key components.
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Clever!
>> What gets me is, they didn't notice that all those shells are actually divisions of WayneTech and its (presumably extensive) holdings? <<
That's the easy way to do things, putting them all under one umbrella. But you don't have to, and if you keep companies separate, then the root owner is the most obvious link. This can be avoided by having other trusted individuals owning things you need to use. Split up the stuff and it becomes even harder to track. Then too, you can pay cash for key components.