Apple iPhone 18 Details Leaked In Tata Data Breach (yahoo.com) 13
"Another breach at Tata has leaked details about Apple's iPhone 18, along with documents belonging to several other Tata clients," writes Longtime Slashdot reader Ritz_Just_Ritz. "It's becoming a recurring theme for the company." Reuters reports: Reuters has previously reported the Tata Electronics leak of more than 200,000 files on the dark web by World Leaks had files with purported component design papers of older iPhones and some parts of Tesla -- both Tata clients. They also included documents of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co and Qualcomm, both of which make parts used in iPhones. New documents reviewed by Reuters show there are at least six files that map many components in the iPhone 18 Pro models to the specific company that supplies them. These include details of chips on its main circuit board and parts of the battery and cameras.
Apple considers this detail sensitive and is concerned about the documents being shared on the dark web as they relate to unreleased models, according to the person familiar with the matter. The data maps suppliers to iPhone parts, which Apple does not disclose in its public database of suppliers, the person added. In all, the documents detail hundreds of parts to be on the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro models. The records also show where Apple draws a part from several suppliers and where it relies on just a few, laying bare both its bargaining leverage and its vulnerabilities. More broadly, the leak threatens Apple's trust in Tata just as Tata is becoming central to its effort to shift iPhone production away from China. With India expected to produce roughly a quarter of the world's iPhones in 2026, any deterioration in that relationship could complicate Apple's diversification strategy and force tighter security controls across its suppliers.
Apple considers this detail sensitive and is concerned about the documents being shared on the dark web as they relate to unreleased models, according to the person familiar with the matter. The data maps suppliers to iPhone parts, which Apple does not disclose in its public database of suppliers, the person added. In all, the documents detail hundreds of parts to be on the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro models. The records also show where Apple draws a part from several suppliers and where it relies on just a few, laying bare both its bargaining leverage and its vulnerabilities. More broadly, the leak threatens Apple's trust in Tata just as Tata is becoming central to its effort to shift iPhone production away from China. With India expected to produce roughly a quarter of the world's iPhones in 2026, any deterioration in that relationship could complicate Apple's diversification strategy and force tighter security controls across its suppliers.
So Tata's success would come at China's expense (Score:2, Interesting)
... and China has hundreds/thousands of government-sponsored hacking teams. Nah, I'm sure there's no connection there.
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I hope Apple gives buyers the option to not buy Tata. I just feel they're a company that makes money at the cost of their workers
Lie with dogs, wake up with fleas. (Score:2, Informative)
Every single Indian IT outfit I've directly worked with has been a dumpster fire. Why should Tata be any different?
That Apple relies on them is scary. That Apple's info has been leaked thanks to Tata is no surprise.
Surely, in the meeting where this partnership was green-lit at apple someone must've objected, right? Right?.
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Surely, in the meeting where this partnership was green-lit at apple someone must've objected, right? Right?.
What would've been the response if someone objected? "That's just racist fearmongering."
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No, chances are it went to Tata has they were one of the few companies able to actually build the iPhone. Remember, many countries have laws saying if you want in on the market, you have to spend a certain amount of money in the market. If Apple wanted to sell iPhones in India, they would have to make investments in production with Indian companies.
Chances are Foxconn or other Chinese contractors introduced Apple.
Indian IT (Score:1)
it continues to disappoint.
sch.pdf (Score:2)
Have they leaked the schematic like the FCC did? Asking for a friend who'd really like to see it.
https://yro.slashdot.org/story... [slashdot.org]
Tatas: colour me surprised (Score:2, Insightful)
The Tatas try to hide it, but they got their start collaborating with the British selling opium to China.
Since then they've gone on to become huge, with fingers in every pie. So much so they have their own "administration service" which ensures that each enterprise runs like a privately owned state company. Meaning mediocrity thrives, and people are tenured. Very hard to get fired from such a company.
They own Jaguar Land Rover. Remember the cyber attack on that "british" company? That happened after network