India is investigating a data breach at Tata Electronics that exposed documents linked to Apple’s unreleased iPhone 18 Pro. Sensitive lists of components and suppliers, as well as photos of iPhone 18 Pro models, were posted on the dark web by a ransomware group that stole data from Tata Electronics, Apple’s Indian supplier.
Investigation Underway
India’s IT secretary, S. Krishnan, confirmed the investigation, stating that the incident had been reported to India’s Computer Emergency Response Team. The breach threatens the carefully negotiated, highly sensitive business of building the iPhone, which Apple assembles using a collection of suppliers worldwide.
Tata has hired a global consultant to conduct a forensic audit after the leak also saw Tesla, Qualcomm, and TSMC documents posted on the dark web. The leak contains at least six files that expose which companies are producing specific components for the iPhone 18 Pro models, information that Apple does not disclose in its public database of suppliers.
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