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Apple sues ex-employee for OpenAI-linked data theft

7/15/2026

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  • Apple Inc. sued former employee Chang Liu in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
  • Chang Liu used a zero-day authentication bug and Yu-Ting Peng’s credentials to download confidential unreleased-product files while at OpenAI.
  • Apple patched the bug, revoked Chang Liu’s access, and is seeking a jury trial, without charging OpenAI.