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Former Apple engineer who stole Project Titan trade secrets sentenced to 120 days in prison
Xiaolang Zhang, a former Apple engineer who pled guilty to stealing Project Titan trade secrets, was this week sentenced to 120 days…
Apple’s chip trade-secrets lawsuit against startup Rivos can proceed, judge rules
A federal judge in California has allowed Apple’s lawsuit against startup Rivos Inc. to proceed, alleging that Rivos poached Apple engineers…
U.S. DOJ charges Apple ex-employee for attempting to steal technology, fleeing to China
The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday said it has charged a former Apple engineer with attempting to steal the firm’s technology related to…
Apple catches prolific leaker ‘Analyst941,’ fires his sister
Apple has identified Twitter user @analyst941 (and his sister, who is now an ex-Apple employee), who has of late been revealing information…
Chinese national admits to stealing Apple autonomous vehicle trade secrets
A former Apple engineer on Monday pled guilty to criminal charges that he stole the company’s proprietary intellectual property before…
Apple sues chip startup Rivos alleging employee poaching, trade secret theft
Apple has filed a lawsuit against chip startup Rivos, alleging the firm not only poached Apple employees, but also stole trade secrets …
Apple has ‘deep concerns’ that ex-employees accused of stealing trade secrets will flee to China
Apple Inc on Monday told a federal court it has “deep concerns” that two Chinese-born former employees accused of stealing trade secrets…
U.S. says accused thief of Apple secrets had a classified Patriot missile file
When U.S. prosecutors charged an Apple Inc. engineer, Jizhong Chen, in January with stealing trade secrets for a Chinese startup
Huawei tried to copy Apple Watch heart rate sensor by asking Apple supplier to share secrets
The site details a few purported anecdotes of Huawei trying to steal Apple trade secrets…
FBI filing reveals steps taken to protect Apple secrets
“We learned last week that a second Apple employee has been accused of stealing trade secrets…
From corn to Apple: The cases behind the U.S.-China standoff
To hear the Americans tell it, the Chinese have gone on a commercial crime spree, pilfering trade secrets…
Another Chinese national accused of stealing Apple autonomous vehicle trade secrets
For the second time in six months, the FBI is accusing a Chinese national…
Apple inadvertently revealed its next big thing and it’s not what you think
In court documents, it’s disclosed that 5,000 Apple employees are working on…
Former Apple employee pleads not guilty in trade secret case
A former Apple Inc employee pleaded not guilty on Monday after federal prosecutors filed an indictment…
Former Apple engineer faces up to 10 years in jail, $250,000 fine over the theft of autonomous vehicle secrets
A former Apple engineer stole secrets about the company’s self-driving car project…
Why Apple needs (but hates) to sue leakers
While Apple hates when people spill its secrets, it also hates having to go to court against leakers…
Criminal case reveals details of Apple’s self-driving car technology
The criminal complaint filed Monday against an ex-Apple Inc employee for allegedly stealing self-driving…
China’s XMotors claims employee did not pass along Apple autonomous driving trade secrets
Chinese-owned electric vehicle firm XMotors said on Wednesday that there is no indication…
Former Apple employee charged with criminal theft of autonomous vehicle secrets
U.S. authorities on Monday charged a former Apple Inc employee with theft of trade secrets…
TSMC sues former ex-employee over leaking trade secrets to Samsung
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s largest chip foundry…
Australian teen Sonny Dickson tests Apple tolerance with new iPhone leaks
An Australian teenager who has built an online following by leaking pictures…
US court questions public interest scope in Apple secrecy hearing
A federal appeals court aggressively questioned the scope of the public interest…
Obama admin pledges to pressure countries in bid to stop intellectual property thefts
The U.S. will put diplomatic pressure on countries implicated in thefts of trade…
Apple’s struggle over leaks and security: Employees say leaks aren’t coming from inside Apple
When a surprising new product they have been toiling over in secrecy finally bursts into public view…
So much for ‘doubling down’ on secrecy: Why Apple can no longer manage to keep secrets
Just a few months after Tim Cook pledged to ‘double down’ on the company’s already tight secrecy…