Tata Electronics, a major Indian supplier to the iPhone maker Apple, has confirmed that hackers stole sensitive company data, including confidential documents linked to key clients such as Apple and Tesla, in a major cyberattack.
The company has restricted internal access to sensitive systems as it investigates the leak, Reuters quoted a Tata source and two industry officials as saying.
Tata has also hired a global consultant to conduct a forensic audit and has reported the incident to its clients and the Indian government, said the Tata source, declining to be named given the sensitivity of the matter.
According to a report by Reuters, more than 200,000 files were stolen in the breach, with total leaked data estimated at around 630 gigabytes. The files were reportedly published on the dark web on June 10.
Data from the ransomware site World Leaks showed that among the compromised files was a confidential Apple document labelled “com.apple.factorydata”, raising concerns about the scale of the security breach.
Most of the leaked material is believed to contain hardware specifications, manufacturing procedures and future product plans related to Apple. The exposure of such information could cause significant damage to the company by revealing highly sensitive operational details.
The incident has also raised broader concerns about cybersecurity risks within global supply chains, particularly for technology companies that rely heavily on third-party manufacturing partners.
It remains unclear whether additional confidential files linked to Apple or other clients may still emerge from the leaked data.
Source: 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, Reuters
