Ios 26 Leak Co-defendant Says Jon Prosser Paid Him $650

Earlier this year, Apple sued leaker Jon Prosser alongside Michael Ramacciotti, alleging nan 2 had a “coordinated strategy to break into an Apple improvement iPhone, bargain Apple’s waste and acquisition secrets, and profit from nan theft.” However, in a caller filing, Ramacciotti “denies that he planned aliases participated successful immoderate conspiracy aliases coordinated scheme” pinch Prosser” and that, to nan champion of his recollection, immoderate costs he received from Prosser “was paid aft nan truth and was not agreed to successful beforehand of nan actions and communications.”

Apple’s lawsuit accused Ramacciotti of accessing nan improvement iPhone of erstwhile Apple worker Ethan Lipnik aft utilizing location search to find erstwhile Lipnik “would beryllium gone for an extended period.” He past allegedly showed Prosser features of nan yet-unreleased iOS 26 complete a FaceTime call. But successful his tribunal filing, Ramacciotti “admits that he accessed Lipnik’s Apple Development iPhone and conducted a FaceTime telephone pinch Prosser, and Prosser asked Defendant to show definite iOS features,” though he “denies that he tracked Lipnik’s location.”

According to Ramaccioti’s filing, respective weeks anterior to that call, Lipnik had “sat down” pinch Ramacciotti and “swiped through” caller iOS features connected that iPhone. Ramacciotti “did not afloat admit nan sensitivity of nan improvement type of iOS connected nan Development iPhone” because of Lipnik’s “willingness” to show nan features to him.

The lawyers opportunity that Prosser offered Ramacciotti $650 “at immoderate constituent aft nan FaceTime call” and that Ramacciotti “did not initiate communications pinch Prosser based connected immoderate committedness by Prosser that he would specifically pay” for nan information. While Prosser did salary Ramacciotti nan $650, Ramacciotti “wasn’t expecting immoderate costs from Prosser.” Ramacciotti claims he didn’t cognize Prosser was taking a video of nan call. He besides “denies he remains successful possession of immoderate Apple waste and acquisition secrets and denies having immoderate further recordings aliases different forms of Apple confidential information.”

Prosser and Apple didn’t instantly reply to a petition for comment.

Prosser told The Verge past week that Prosser has been in “active communication” pinch Apple complete nan lawsuit, but a fewer days later, nan institution Apple said that Prosser “has not indicated” erstwhile he whitethorn respond to it. A clerk has entered a default against Prosser, meaning nan lawsuit tin move guardant moreover though he hasn’t responded, and Apple intends to record for a default judgement against Prosser.