The software engineer fled to China the same day his home was searched. He allegedly stole or attempted to steal Apple's 'entire' autonomous source code.
Weibao Wang was charged with six counts of theft or attempted theft by prosecutors, who allege he stole troves of source code on Apple's autonomous technology for an unnamed Chinese company.Wang fled the U.S. the same day his home was searched by law enforcement.The Apple Park campus stands in this aerial photograph taken above Cupertino, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019.
Wang has been charged with six separate counts involving the theft or attempted theft of Apple's "entire autonomy source code," tracking systems, behavior planning for autonomous systems, and descriptions of the hardware that was behind the systems. In April 2017, only 5,000 of Apple's 135,000 full-time employees had been informed about the project, the DOJ indictment alleges, or around 4% of the company. An even smaller segment, around 2%, had access to "one or more" of the databases Wang accessed, the indictment continues.
Wang boarded a flight to Guangzhou, China, from San Francisco International Airport. In a press conference, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California Ismail Ramsey said Wang is in China and would face 10 years in prison for each count if extradited and convicted.
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