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

Tata Electronics confirmed a cyberattack but said operations were not affected, despite threat actor World Leaks claiming 630GB of alleged data.
The file reportedly includes Apple/Tesla schematics, passport scans and proprietary files; Investigators also found references to Pegatron, Foxconn and Qualcomm.
PakGazette noted that Tata is being extorted, although details of the bailout are still unclear; Leaked files suggest exposure of sensitive manufacturing and engineering data.

Tata Electronics, the electronics and semiconductor manufacturing arm of conglomerate Tata Group, confirmed it suffered a cyberattack but said it did not affect its operations. However, the magnitude of the violation could be quite extensive.

“A few weeks ago, Tata Electronics identified a cybersecurity incident in some of our systems,” the company said in a statement to PakGazette. “Our response protocols were implemented immediately and the incident had no impact on our operations across all businesses, which were not affected,” he said, without going into details.

This statement came almost two weeks after a threat actor called World Leaks published a large database on its data breach site, claiming to come from Tata Electronics and affecting companies like Apple and Tesla.

Confirmed confidential files

According to PakGazette, about a third of all iPhone production in India is done by Tata Electronics. The company supplies Apple with back panels, cases, and circuit board parts, among other things. For Tesla, it has been supplying chips, circuit board assemblies and vehicle engine control units since 2025.

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

PakGazette said Tata was being extorted for the files, but did not say how much money the threat actors were demanding, or whether negotiations were progressing in any way.

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 called “com.apple.factorydata,” as well as documents labeled proprietary or confidential.

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

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