World-renowned technology companies continue to come to the fore with the news that their employees steal confidential project information from time to time.
Apple is also one of the companies that suffer the most in this regard. Because the company is holding tighter than ever, due to the many leaks and project thefts that have been proven or unproven to date.
According to the news of ShiftDelete; There has been an important development that closely concerns Apple a short time ago. A former company employee officially admitted in court that he stole important and critical documents related to the automobile project that the world giant was working on in secrecy.
A Chinese employee named Xiaolang Zhang is facing a heavy prison sentence.
CONFIRMED THAT HE STEALING TRADE SECRETS
From 2015 to 2018, Xiaolang Zhang worked on Apple’s self-driving car project, which has been on the agenda as of 2022. However, Zhang left his post, saying he would work at the Chinese electric car maker Guangzhou Xiaopeng Motors Technology, later known as Xpeng.
Apple hired a former company employee named Zhang, who switched to Xpeng, to provide critical information on the automobile project that he conducted in secrecy, including around 24GB of 25-page documentation about the project, reference guides and PDFs describing Apple’s prototypes and prototype requirements. accused him of stealing.
STOLE BIRTH CARDS AND SERVER
In addition, it was found that the employee transferred the relevant data to his wife’s laptop via AirDrop and even received circuit boards and a server from the company’s autonomous vehicle laboratory. Finally, Xiaolang Zhang formally pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in San Jose.
Zhang, who confirmed that he stole Apple’s confidential business information, now faces 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The court is expected to make the final decision in the November hearing.