Tata Electronics hack leaks Apple iPhone 18 Pro supply data

A major cyberattack on Apple manufacturing partner Tata Electronics has resulted in the leak of highly confidential information related to the unreleased iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. The breach, which occurred last week, exposed hundreds of gigabytes of internal documents and photographs on the dark web, revealing detailed supplier relationships and manufacturing processes that Apple has historically kept secret.

The leaked archive, reportedly containing over 200,000 files, includes supplier lists, engineering documents, internal component maps, and photographs of iPhone 18 Pro prototypes undergoing drop testing. According to reports, the files identify hundreds of individual components-such as logic board chips, camera modules, and battery assemblies-and link them to their specific manufacturers. This level of supply chain detail is considered exceptionally sensitive, as Apple typically negotiates supplier relationships privately and does not disclose which company makes a particular part for a specific model.

Several of the leaked documents reportedly carry Apple's confidential markings and internal project codenames consistent with the iPhone 18 Pro program....