Breachesby GlyphDisclosed Mar 6, 2024Confirmed
Ex-engineer stole 2,000+ pages of AI supercomputing trade secrets for China
Former Google engineer Linwei Ding uploaded more than 2,000 pages of confidential AI infrastructure material, covering TPU and GPU systems and AI workload orchestration software, to a personal cloud account between May 2022 and April 2023 while affiliated with China-based firms. He was indicted in March 2024 and convicted in January 2026.
What is known
| People affected | Not stated in the sources we have |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Mar 6, 2024 |
| Attack | Insider |
| Data exposed | Internal documentsSource code |
| Sector | Tech · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Lawsuit or fine | Criminal conviction of Linwei Ding (Jan 2026) |
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Notices filed
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First recordedby seedSource
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research), confirmed by Research. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.