Tata Electronics confirms data breach, hackers claim 200,000 Apple, Tesla files stolen

Tata Electronics confirmed a cyber attack but said operations remain unaffected, despite threat actor World Leaks claiming 630GB of alleged data
Archives reportedly include Apple/Tesla schematics, passport scans and proprietary files; researchers also found references to Pegatron, Foxconn and Qualcomm
Pakinomist noted that Tata is being blackmailed, although details of the ransom remain unclear; leaked files suggest exposure of sensitive manufacturing and engineering data

Tata Electronics, the electronics and semiconductor manufacturing arm of the Tata Group conglomerate, confirmed it suffered a cyber attack but said it did not affect its operations. However, the scope of the breach can be quite extensive.

“A few weeks ago, Tata Electronics identified a cyber security incident on some of our systems,” the company said in a statement to Pakinomist. “Our response protocols were implemented immediately and the incident has had no impact on our cross-company operations, which remain unaffected,” it said, without elaborating.

This statement came nearly two weeks after a threat actor named World Leaks posted a large database on its data leak site that claimed to be from Tata Electronics and affected companies such as Apple and Tesla.

Sensitive files confirmed

According to Pakinomist, about a third of all iPhone production in India is done by Tata Electronics. The company supplies Apple with, among other things, back panels, cabinets and printed circuit board parts. For Tesla, since 2025 it has supplied it with chips, printed circuit board assemblies and motor control units for vehicles.

World Leaks uploaded an archive of 204,341 files weighing 630.4 GB. It reportedly contains numerous confidential and proprietary data, including Apple and Tesla schematics, passport scans, and other sensitive files.

Pakinomist said Tata was being blackmailed for the files, but did not say how much money the threat actors were demanding or whether the talks were making any progress.

Some security researchers analyzed the leaked files and said they contained information about the manufacturing and engineering processes of these two companies. Among the researchers was Cybernews, which claims to have seen “hundreds of references to Apple and Tesla,” a folder named “com.apple.factorydata,” as well as documents marked as proprietary or confidential.

Cybernews also found files referencing other companies: Pegatron, Foxconn and Qualcomm, to name a few. However, there is no evidence that any of these companies had defaulted.

Via Cyber news