Did you read the article, or just the headline?
A guy who was hired by Nvidia in 2021 stole a lot of code and documents from his former employer. He was caught in late 2022. His former company are now suing Nvidia in the hope of a big pay out.
There's nothing in the article that suggests anyone other than the one employee did anything wrong.
Correct me if I am wrong: you are saying that it is okay for the 7800xt to be a weak gpu for it's name, but it is not okay for the 4060 to be a weak gpu for it's name? Afterall, the 6800xt used Navi21 and the 7800XT is on Navi 32.