Srinagar, July 19 -- Apple has filed a lawsuit against well-known tech leaker Jon Prosser, accusing him of stealing trade secrets and violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The suit, filed in California's Northern District, centers around the leak of iOS 26 - formerly codenamed iOS 19 - before its official reveal.

According to Apple's filing (via MacRumors), the case traces back to April, when co-defendant Michael Ramacciotti allegedly broke into an iPhone belonging to Apple employee Ethan Lipnik. Apple claims Ramacciotti used location tracking to determine when Lipnik wasn't home, obtained his passcode, and accessed a development device containing unreleased iOS builds.

Ramacciotti then allegedly shared the contents of the phone w...