Who is Linwei Ding, former Google engineer charged with stealing AI secrets for Chinese firms?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Who is Linwei Ding, former Google engineer charged with stealing AI secrets for Chinese firms?

Hindustan Times  

A former Google engineer stands accused of stealing some of the company's most valuable secrets: classified information related to their cutting-edge AI supercomputing systems. Identified as Linwei Ding, a Chinese national was arrested in Newark, California on Tuesday after a federal jury of San Francisco charged him with four counts of theft of trade secrets. Former Google engineer charged with stealing AI secrets Early on Wednesday morning, authorities arrested Linwei Ding at his home in California. Linwei Ding, a Chinese national and former employee of Google LLC who joined the team in 2019 as a software engineer, allegedly initiated the uploading of trade secrets from Google's network to his personal Google Cloud account on May 21, 2022. FBI Director Christopher Wray in a statement via Reuters said, “Today’s charges are the latest illustration of the lengths affiliates of companies based in the People’s Republic of China are willing to go to steal American innovation.” “The theft of innovative technology and trade secrets from American companies can cost jobs and have devastating economic and national security consequences.” He added.

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Former Google engineer charged with stealing AI trade secrets for Chinese companies
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Google engineer charged with stealing AI trade secrets for Chinese companies

Op India  

On 6th March, a former Google engineer was reportedly charged with stealing AI trade secrets for Chinese companies. Linwei Ding alias Leon Ding is facing serious allegations of fraudulently acquiring confidential information pertinent to Google’s Artificial Intelligence projects. FBI director Christopher Wray said that Ding’s arrest illustrates, “the lengths affiliates of companies based in the People’s Republic of China are …

How ex-Google engineer stole AI secrets while working with Chinese companies
9 months, 2 weeks ago

How ex-Google engineer stole AI secrets while working with Chinese companies

Hindustan Times  

A former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets from the company while secretly working with two companies based in China, the Justice Department said Wednesday. The case against Ding was announced at an American Bar Association Conference in San Francisco by Attorney General Merrick Garland, who along with other law enforcement leaders has …

Ex-Google staff charged with AI theft & alleged collaboration with Chinese firms
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-Google staff charged with AI theft & alleged collaboration with Chinese firms

Live Mint  

Linwei Ding, a former software engineer at Google, has been charged by the Justice Department with stealing artificial intelligence technology from the tech giant while secretly collaborating with two Chinese companies, as per an AP report on March 6. Law enforcement leaders, including Garland, have consistently highlighted the threat of Chinese economic espionage and national security concerns linked to AI …

Chinese software engineer charged with stealing Google’s AI trade secrets
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese software engineer charged with stealing Google’s AI trade secrets

The Telegraph  

A former Google engineer has been accused of stealing trade secrets from the tech giant’s artificial intelligence division and attempting to sell them to China. He allegedly copied files relating to Google’s cutting-edge AI chips, including software that could be used as the “brain” of advanced supercomputers, according to US court papers. Mr Ding, a Chinese citizen, started working in …

Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing AI trade secrets while working with Chinese companies
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing AI trade secrets while working with Chinese companies

LA Times  

The Google Store at the Google Visitor Experience in Mountain View, Calif. The Justice Department says a former Google software engineer has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence technology from the company while secretly working with two companies based in China. A former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets from the company while …

Ex-Google engineer arrested, charged in US for stealing AI technology for Chinese firms
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-Google engineer arrested, charged in US for stealing AI technology for Chinese firms

Hindustan Times  

A former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence technology from the company while secretly working with two companies based in China, the Justice Department said Wednesday. The case against Ding was being announced at an American Bar Association Conference in San Francisco by Attorney General Merrick Garland, who along with other law enforcement leaders has …

Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing AI trade secrets while working with Chinese companies
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing AI trade secrets while working with Chinese companies

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets from the company while secretly working with two companies based in China, the Justice Department said Wednesday. “The theft of innovative technology and trade secrets from American companies can cost jobs and have devastating economic and national security consequences.” Google said it had …

Chinese national arrested and charged with stealing AI trade secrets from Google
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese national arrested and charged with stealing AI trade secrets from Google

NPR  

Chinese national arrested and charged with stealing AI trade secrets from Google Enlarge this image toggle caption Carl Court/Getty Images Carl Court/Getty Images A Chinese national who allegedly stole more than 500 files from Google with confidential information on the company's AI technology has been arrested and charged with stealing trade secrets, according to the Justice Department. In Ding's case, …

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