Former Apple Employee Charged with Stealing Tech and Fleeing to China

The US has charged five individuals for alleged efforts to steal technology to benefit China, Russia, and Iran, including a former Apple engineer accused of stealing proprietary data related to autonomous systems, including self-driving cars, and fleeing to China. The cases centered on allegations concerning the theft of trade secrets and other technology. The former Apple engineer, Weibao Wang, and another defendant, Xiangjiang Qiao, remain at large in China, while the other four defendants were arrested.