Saturday, 6 June, 2026
Whistleblower Unseals Tech Secrecy: IBM and AT&T Allegedly Concealed Chinese Cyberattacks to Save Federal Contracts
By TechShots Studio
A newly unsealed whistleblower lawsuit by William Barlow, IBM's former threat intelligence VP, alleges that IBM and AT&T hid multiple cyber intrusions by foreign hackers—specifically Chinese-backed group APT10—from the US government. The suit claims the tech giants concealed these breaches affecting federal and military networks to protect billions in government contracts. IBM has rejected the claims, noting the DOJ declined to intervene.
Read full story at TIMES OF INDIA