Some of Apple’s corporate secrets aren’t so secret anymore.
In addition to leaks around its next generation of smartphones, Apple has revealed sensitive details about its manufacturing processes. Reuters reported that the documents published on the “dark web” would contain information on the two components and their suppliers for the iPhone 18 Pro. The leak included details of 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, woozad first reported the cyberattack, which took more than 630 GB of data from Indian company Tata Electronics. Fellow clients Tesla and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. also had documents in the leak, but most of the information appears to focus on Apple.
Tata has become one of Apple’s most important suppliers outside of China. Apple said Reuters that it is working on long-term security measures with Tata and investigating this incident. The company has generally kept quiet about the details of its supplier relationships, and disclosing those details could put Apple on the back foot in future negotiations with its partners, especially as it raises prices on many products in the wake of RAM shortages. Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 18 Pro this fall, along with the iPhone 18 Pro Max and perhaps its first foldable smartphone.
