Apple files against Youtuber about alleged iOS 26

New York, July 19: Apple has taken legal action against the prominent Leaker Jon Proser and accused him of being conspired, penetrating an Apple development device and stealing confidential secrets. In the lawsuit, which was submitted to the US district court for the Northern District of California on Thursday, ProSser claims to benefit from stolen information about the unpublished iOS 26 software.

Lecks have long been a common event in the Tech world, especially for companies such as Apple. Industry experts and leaks such as Prosser and Bloomberg's Mark Gurman often share predictions about upcoming Apple products, with anonymous company sources being listed. While these leaks have become routine, Apple is now pressing back more aggressively.

According to the complaint, ProSser, who operates the YouTube Channel start page Tech, allegedly worked with a co-swear-to-do to gain access to the iPhone of an Apple employee, which executes the unpublished iOS 26 software. The lawsuit identifies the employee as Ethan Lipnik and explains that another defendant, Michael Ramacciotti, who allegedly lived at Lipnik's house -until Lipnik went before accessing the device. Ramacciotti then supposedly shared details of the unpublished software with prosser via video. ProSser is accused of using this early information in videos that were published long before Apple's official announcements.

In the lawsuit it is also said that Ramacciotti has declared that ProSser orchestrated the entire plan and promised to find a way to compensate Ramacciotti for his participation.

ProSser has publicly refused any misconduct and denies the accuracy of the details of the lawsuit. In direct message, he told reporters: “The details that Apple was given are simply not correct. I had no knowledge of how the information was obtained. He never told me” money “, and I absolutely did not depend on it.”

While ProSser acknowledges that he shared the leaked information on his channel -including the named as the “greatest iOS leak at all time” -he rejects any participation in the procurement of the information.

The incident had consequences in Apple. According to the complaint, Ethan Lipnik, the employee on whose device was supposedly accessed, was terminated for violating corporate guidelines to protect confidential information and unpublished software.

Apple and Lipnik did not answer inquiries about comments.

The Tech analyst Anshel Sag from Moor Insights & Strategy described the lawsuit as “quite significant” and found a clear difference between Apple's accusations and ProSser account, especially since the employee involved was not aware of the LECK.

Say emphasized that the main problem in the insufficient protection of the development device and the need to check the origin of leaked information before public distribution. He added that Apple has stronger legal instruments in the United States to combat leaks compared to previous incidents that are often due to international manufacturing partners.

In the complaint, violations of the Law on Defend trade secrets and the law on computer fraud and abuse quotes, both of which are enforceable before a federal court.

ProSser said he only found out about the lawsuit through media reports. He expressed sympathy for Lipnik's shot and explained: “I wish he had shared with Apple what had happened, and I wish Apple had associated himself with me to get further answers – I would have been happy to chat with you.”