Sensitive iPhone Supplier Details Were Part Of Last Week's Data Leak At Tata Electronics
Some of Apple’s corporate secrets aren’t so secret any more.
On top of leaks around its next smartphone generation, Apple has had sensitive details about its manufacturing processes revealed. Reuters reported that the documents posted on "the dark web" allegedly show information about both components and their suppliers for the iPhone 18 Pro. The leak included specifics on hundreds of parts, such as chips on the main circuit board and elements of the smartphone's battery and cameras, according to the publication. Last week, AppleInsider first reported on the cyberattack, which took more than 630GB of data from India-based Tata Electronics. Fellow clients Tesla and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. also had documents in the leak, but much of the information seems to center on Apple.
Tata has risen to become one of Apple's most prominent suppliers outside of China. Apple told Reutersthat it is working on long-term security measures with...
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