{"id":128654,"date":"2026-07-03T18:10:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=128654"},"modified":"2026-07-03T18:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:10:17","slug":"india-investigating-tata-data-leak-that-exposed-apple-iphone-secrets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/128654\/","title":{"rendered":"India investigating Tata data leak that exposed Apple iPhone secrets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Web desk(National Times)- India is investigating a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2011837\">data breach<\/a>\u00a0at Tata Electronics that exposed documents linked to Apple\u2019s unreleased iPhone 18 Pro, the country\u2019s IT secretary said on Thursday in the government\u2019s first public comments on the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sensitive lists of components and suppliers as well as photos of iPhone 18 Pro models are among files that were posted on the dark web by a ransomware group that stole data from Tata Electronics, Apple\u2019s Indian supplier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are investigating,\u201d S. Krishnan, secretary at the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Krishnan said the incident had been reported to India\u2019s Computer Emergency Response Team, the main agency responsible for computer security issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The breach threatens the carefully negotiated, highly sensitive business of building the iPhone, which Apple assembles using a collection of suppliers worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple is expected to release its iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max in September. 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web desk(National Times)- India is investigating a\u00a0data breach\u00a0at Tata Electronics that exposed documents linked to Apple\u2019s unreleased iPhone 18 Pro, the country\u2019s IT secretary said on Thursday in the government\u2019s first public comments on the incident. 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