Apple has initiated legal action against Jon Prosser for the alleged theft of trade secrets concerning the unreleased iOS 26. The lawsuit accuses Prosser of bribing Michael Ramacciotti to secretly access an iPhone belonging to an Apple employee. Ramacciotti allegedly learned the passcode and used various tactics to gain access to the device. Evidence includes a video call where Ramacciotti showed the software to Prosser. Apple became aware of the incident from an anonymous email and claims to have voice notes linking Ramacciotti to the subterfuge orchestrated by Prosser.
Apple has sued Jon Prosser for allegedly stealing trade secrets related to iOS 26. The lawsuit claims Prosser tasked Michael Ramacciotti to obtain access to a development iPhone.
According to court documents, Prosser offered money or a job to Ramacciotti for access to the iPhone, which belonged to his friend, an Apple engineer working on iOS.
Ramacciotti accessed the iPhone using location-tracking method to discover when the engineer was away, showed the software to Prosser, who recorded it and shared it.
An anonymous email tipped Apple off about the incident, and the company claims to have evidence linking Prosser to the illegal acquisition of iOS software information.
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