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India is currently investigating a data breach at Tata Electronics that has uncovered documents related to Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro.
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Confidential lists of components and suppliers, as well as photos of iPhone 18 Pro models, are among the files posted on the dark web by a ransomware group that stole data from Tata Electronics, an Indian supplier to Apple, Reuters reports.
“We are investigating,” S. Krishnan, secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, told reporters.
Krishnan said the incident was reported to India’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), the nodal agency responsible for IT security issues.
The leak threatens the carefully coordinated and highly sensitive iPhone production process that Apple manages through a network of suppliers around the world.
Apple is expected to release its iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max in September. The leak contains at least six files showing which companies make specific components for the iPhone 18 Pro models. Apple does not disclose this information in its public supplier database.
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TSLA.O, Qualcomm QCOM.O and TSMC 2330.TW were also posted on the darknet, Reuters reported.