Sensitive information, including lists of components and suppliers, along with images of iPhone 18 Pro models, was made public on the dark web by a ransomware group that compromised data from Tata Electronics, Apple’s supplier in India, according to a Reuters report.
“We are looking into it,” S. Krishnan, Secretary at the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, informed reporters.
Krishnan noted that the incident has been reported to India’s Computer Emergency Response Team, the main agency responsible for cybersecurity matters.
The breach endangers the intricately negotiated and highly sensitive operations involved in the iPhone’s manufacturing, which Apple oversees through a worldwide network of suppliers.
Apple is set to unveil the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max in September. The leaked information consists of at least six files detailing the companies that supply specific components for the iPhone 18 Pro models, data that Apple typically does not disclose in its public supplier database.
Following the leak, Tata has engaged a global consultant to carry out a forensic audit, as the breach also led to documents regarding Tesla, Qualcomm, and TSMC being shared on the dark web, Reuters has reported.
