According to the lawsuit, Apple learned the full details of the incident from an audio recording sent to Lipnik by Ramacciotti, admitting to the crime. Lipnik provided the recording to Apple after it was notified by an anonymous individual who had seen the leaked content and recognized Lipnik's apartment in the background of the call.

Apple has sued YouTuber Jon Prosser and another man in California federal court for allegedly stealing trade secrets related to its upcoming iPhone operating system update and leaking them to the internet.