Apple Alleges Ex-Engineer Stole Secrets and Coached Colleague; Now Works at OpenAI
Apple has filed a lawsuit against former engineer Chang Liu and OpenAI, alleging that Liu stole confidential hardware files after leaving the company in January 2026. The complaint claims he exploited an authentication bug to access Apple's internal network storage and coached another employee on how to do the same without triggering security alerts.
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