Tech leaker Jon Prosser is pushing back against reports that he's ignoring Apple's trade secrets lawsuit, telling The Verge he's been in "active communications" with the company despite a court default entered against him last week. The dispute centers on allegations that Prosser profited from stolen iOS 26 features ahead of their official announcement.
The Jon Prosser saga just took another twist. Despite Apple's lawyers telling a federal court that the popular tech leaker has been radio silent on their trade secrets lawsuit, Prosser is firing back with his own version of events.
"All I can tell you is that regardless of what is being reported, and regardless of what the court documents say - I have, in fact, been in active communications with Apple since the beginning stages of this case," Prosser told The Verge on Monday. "The notion that I'm ignoring the case is incorrect."
It's a stark contradiction to what's playing out in court records. Last week, a clerk entered a default against Prosser, effectively letting Apple proceed without his formal response. The move came after Prosser missed an August 19 deadline to respond to the lawsuit that Apple personally served him in July.
The timing couldn't be worse for Prosser. Apple's request for entry of default specifically notes that "despite Apple's multiple inquiries to Mr. Prosser about whether he would be responding to the Complaint, Mr. Prosser still has not done so."
This disconnect between Prosser's claims and Apple's court filings raises questions about what exactly constitutes "active communication" in a legal context. While informal discussions might be happening behind the scenes, the formal legal process clearly hasn't seen Prosser's participation.
The underlying case reads like a tech thriller. Apple alleges that Prosser and co-defendant Michael Ramacciotti orchestrated a "coordinated scheme" to steal and profit from the company's trade secrets. According to the complaint, Ramacciotti gained access to a development iPhone through a friend who worked at Apple, then called Prosser over video to demonstrate unreleased iOS 19 features - software that would later be officially named iOS 26.
Prosser capitalized on this inside access, publishing YouTube videos that showcased and months before . The videos generated significant views and revenue for Prosser's channel, which Apple argues constitutes profiting from stolen intellectual property.
