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Apple Sues OpenAI, Alleging Ex-Employees Stole Hardware Trade Secrets Using a 'Rare' Authentication Bug

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Apple has filed suit against OpenAI and two former employees, alleging a systematic effort to steal confidential hardware trade secrets—including one engineer who allegedly exploited a rare authentication flaw to siphon internal files after joining the AI company. The complaint, lodged July 10, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, accuses OpenAI, former Chief Hardware Officer Tang Yew Tan, and former senior systems electrical engineer Chang Liu of trade secret misappropriation and breach of contract.

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