Apple says former employee exploited ‘rare’ bug to download confidential files after leaving for OpenAI

July 13, 2026 Zack Whittaker

Apple would not comment on the "security breach," which allegedly allowed a former employee to download sensitive files from Apple's network long after he departed the company for rival OpenAI.

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