Apple appears to be taking steps to limit the spread of leaked iPhone 18 Pro video footage that has surfaced online following a recent cyberattack targeting Tata Electronics, one of Apple’s manufacturing partners in India.
Over the past day, video clips apparently showing an iPhone 18 Pro being drop tested began appearing on X (Twitter). The clips appeared to show a silver-gray iPhone 18 Pro model with a more uniform rear aesthetic than the two-tone design of the current iPhone 17 Pro. The device had the expected triple-camera rear array, but the lenses seemed to protrude more from the board than on the iPhone 17 Pro. The Apple logo on the back of the device also appeared to have a reflective finish.
The clips were initially shared by an account using the @EvLeaks account and were reposted by Ice Universe, but the posts were removed by X, citing a violation of the platform’s rules. The @EvLeaks account has since been suspended.
Evan Blass, who was previously associated with the EvLeaks name, claims he has “nothing to do with the new @EvLeaks account or the alleged iPhone leak posted there.” Blass added, “Looks like Apple may have done what Samsung never could,” likely referring to the hundreds of Samsung leaks that Blass himself was able to freely make public over the years.
9to5Mac This morning we also released a report covering leaked drop test videos. It is unclear whether the messages were deleted at Apple’s request or Tata’s request.
Elsewhere, in China, Ice Universe claimed on Weibo that Apple had “already banned the data leaked on Twitter.”
Apple has not publicly commented on the deletions, but the videos appear authentic, based on similar descriptions provided by Reuters.
The alleged images follow the media outlet’s report that Apple is “concerned” about confidential files stolen from Tata Electronics and distributed on the dark web. Reuters said the leaked files included Apple watermarked documents, component details, vendor information, code names and images of iPhone 18 Pro models during drop testing. Apple is reportedly investigating the incident and working with Tata on long-term measures to improve security.
We do not share their videos or images here, even if some are still circulating online. However, they may not last the day. The speed of the removals suggests that Apple may be moving more aggressively than usual to prevent their spread ahead of the planned iPhone 18 Pro launch later in the fall.
