科技巨头苹果公司正在对知名信息泄露者乔恩·普罗瑟（Jon Prosser）提起诉讼，指控其在获取非公开的iOS 17（此前被称为iOS 19）信息中扮演了关键角色。苹果声称，普罗瑟通过另一名男子迈克尔·拉马奇奥蒂（Michael Ramacciotti）的帮助，诱导一名苹果员工泄露了公司用于开发新操作系统的iPhone。拉马奇奥蒂据称未经授权访问了该员工的手机，并通过视频通话向普罗瑟展示了新功能，这些信息被用于制作普罗瑟的报道和渲染图。普罗瑟本人否认了这些指控，并表示他对此事有“收据”证明。苹果寻求损害赔偿，并希望法院下令禁止普罗瑟再次报道苹果的秘密信息。

🍎 苹果公司正式起诉信息泄露者乔恩·普罗瑟，指控其涉嫌窃取公司商业机密，特别是关于iOS 17操作系统的信息。苹果在诉讼中声称，普罗瑟通过收买一名苹果员工（迈克尔·拉马奇奥蒂）来获取公司内部的开发iPhone，并从中提取了机密信息。

📱 诉讼细节披露，苹果指控拉马奇奥蒂利用其与一位名为伊森·利普尼克（Ethan Lipnik）的苹果员工的友好关系，非法访问了利普尼克的公司手机。该手机运行的是新iOS的开发版本。拉马奇奥蒂随后通过视频通话向普罗瑟展示了手机中的新功能，这些信息据称被用于制作普罗瑟的报道和相关的渲染图。

🚫 普罗瑟本人已在社交媒体上否认了苹果的指控，表示“事情并非如他们所说”，并表示自己没有“策划”访问任何人的手机，也不知道信息是如何获得的。他表示期待与苹果就此事进行沟通，并暗示自己持有相关证据。

⚖️ 苹果公司在诉讼中不仅要求普罗瑟赔偿经济损失，还希望法院能够发出禁令，阻止他未来继续报道苹果的秘密信息。此案的进展将取决于法院的判决以及双方能否提供充分的证据来支持各自的说法。

Apple leaks are generally considered a standard feature of the tech news space, but apparently one leaker may have gone too far for Apple's liking.

The company is suing prolific leaker Jon Prosser for his alleged role in securing non-public information about iOS 26, per The Verge. The new mobile OS, which was popularly referred to as iOS 19 prior to its official unveiling at WWDC earlier this year, was the subject of several reports on Prosser's YouTube channels, which turned out to accurately predict redesigns of major iPhone apps prior to the official announcement.

In the suit, Apple alleges that "The Defendants here conspired to break into an Apple employee’s development iPhone to take Apple’s trade secrets."

Apple's specific accusation is that Prosser worked through another man named Michael Ramacciotti. Per the lawsuit, Prosser allegedly "promised to 'find out a way for [Mr. Ramacciotti] to get payment' if Mr. Ramacciotti would provide access" to a company phone that belonged to an Apple employee named Ethan Lipnik. Ramacciotti allegedly had a friendly relationship with Lipnik, who lost his job at Apple as a result of the incident.

Apple claims that Ramacciotti allegedly infiltrated the company phone (which was running a development version of the new iOS) and showed off new features to Prosser over a video call, the contents of which were reportedly used to come up with renders for Prosser's reports.

It should be noted that Prosser denied these accusations on X.

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Prosser wrote, "For the record: This is not how the situation played out on my end. Luckily have receipts for that. I did not 'plot' to access anyone’s phone. I did not have any passwords. I was unaware of how the information was obtained. Looking forward to speaking with Apple on this."

Apple wants both damages and a court order preventing Prosser from reporting on Apple secrets again. We will see if Apple gets what it wants.