Apple filed a lawsuit against former software engineer Andrew Ord earlier this month, accusing him of Product information leaked He wanted to “kill” a reporter who was saved as “Homeboy” on his phone.These secret projects include Apple’s new diary app and Visual Prothe first reported mike rumor Thursday.
The former Apple software engineer reportedly shared more than 1,400 Signal messages with “Homeboy,” Odeh’s secret name for a Wall Street Journal reporter. Filing. Apple accused Ord of leaking Apple’s Diary app to the Wall Street Journal in April 2023 because he wanted to “kill” the project.Aaron Tilley posted Wall Street Journal article about the app then. O’Dea also shared “more than 10,000 text messages” with a reporter from The Information.
All this is done on an iPhone issued by Aude. Ord is accused of violating the company’s confidentiality agreement, and Apple is seeking $25,000 in damages.
Ord at one point called the leak of his information a “necessary evil” and said he eagerly anticipated the “chaos” that would ensue. He hopes his actions will cause a stir “before Apple employees wake up.” Apple accuses Ordeh of leaking products maliciously and intentionally.
Despite being an Apple company, Ord leaked details about the Apple Vision Pro back in October 2020. In August 2021, the software engineer confirmed rumors about a design feature for an unreleased Apple device, noting that it was “one of Apple’s best-kept secrets.”
Ord was arrested in November 2023 when a manager asked him if he had leaked information to reporters. He denied the accusation, then ran to the bathroom and deleted much of the evidence, according to court documents. A month later, Ord admitted that he leaked extensive information from Apple and was fired in December.
Apple claims that all of Ord’s leaks were purposeful and that the software engineer remains a threat to the company, even though he no longer works there. Apple said his history of leaking information and deep knowledge of company secrets make him an ongoing security risk.
Apple faces a flood of leaks, in part because the company has so many secret projects.The company filed a lawsuit and Ex-engineer jailed for stealing Apple self-driving car tech. In that case, the FBI was forced to step in to stop a man from escaping to China with trade secrets.