Tata Electronics, an Apple supplier in India, has restricted internal access to sensitive systems while it investigates a suspected leak of thousands of confidential client files on the dark web, Reuters reported Friday, citing a company source and industry officials.
The company has also engaged a global cybersecurity consultant to conduct a forensic review and has notified the Indian government and clients, the source told Reuters. The probe follows reports that a ransomware group published more than 200,000 files online, including alleged design documents linked to Apple and Tesla, both of which are Tata clients.
Tata Electronics has since tightened security protocols across its operations, limiting remote access to sensitive internal tools to select employees, while still allowing work-from-home arrangements. Apple's security team is also working with Tata on immediate and longer-term mitigation measures, the report noted.
"A few weeks ago, Tata Electronics identified a cybersecurity incident on some of our systems. Our response protocols were deployed immediately, and the incident has had no impact on our operations across businesses, which remain unaffected," Tata Electronics spokesperson said in an email response to.
Apple did not immediately respond to' request for comment.
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