Former IBM Exec Accuses Company of Covering Up 3 Data Breaches

William Barlow, former IBM vice president of threat intelligence, alleges IBM covered up three data breaches by foreign governments between 2013 and 2016. The breaches involved IBM's core network and at least two subsidiaries, with data stolen and government agencies never notified. Barlow claims the attacks were carried out by APT 10, a Chinese government-linked group targeted by the FBI in 2018. IBM declined to comment, stating the lawsuit was filed in 2020 and the U.S.