Leaked iPhone 18 Pro photos reportedly wound up on the dark web

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Leaked photos and parts lists for the iPhone 18 Pro have surfaced on the dark web following a data breach at Apple supplier Tata Electronics, exposing component details and board schematics.

<figure> <img alt="Orange iPhone 17 Pro camera hump against a dark back ground." data-caption="The iPhone 17 Pro. | Image: The Verge" data-portal-copyright="Image: The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/10/DSC02122.webp?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> The iPhone 17 Pro. | Image: The Verge </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Leaked iPhone 18 Pro photos and parts lists appeared on the dark web following a data breach affecting one of Apple's key suppliers, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/apple-iphone-18-pro-supplier-list-parts-photos-exposed-tata-data-leak-2026-06-29/">according to a report from <em>Reuters</em></a>. The leaked images show a drop test of what a source tells <em>Reuters</em> is the iPhone 18 Pro, equipped with a three-camera layout and Apple logo.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">This comes just a week after Tata Electronics, an India-based company that manufactures iPhone components and assembles the devices, <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/tata-electronics-a-major-tech-supplier-to-apple-and-tesla-confirms-data-breach/">confirmed that it suffered a data breach</a>. Security researchers told <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/indias-tata-electronics-hit-by-cyber-breach-claiming-expose-apple-tesla-trade-2026-06-22/"><em>Reuters</em> at the time</a> that the ransomware group, World Leaks, posted more than 200,000 files related to the breach on the dark web. The leak …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/959229/iphone-18-pro-leak-apple-dark-web">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>
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# Leaked iPhone 18 Pro photos reportedly wound up on the dark web Source: [https://www.theverge.com/tech/959229/iphone-18-pro-leak-apple-dark-web](https://www.theverge.com/tech/959229/iphone-18-pro-leak-apple-dark-web) [![Emma Roth](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/author_profile_images/195810/EMMA_ROTH.0.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=96)](https://www.theverge.com/authors/emma-roth) Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more\. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO\. Leaked iPhone 18 Pro photos and parts lists appeared on the dark web following a data breach affecting one of Apple’s key suppliers,[according to a report from*Reuters*](https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/apple-iphone-18-pro-supplier-list-parts-photos-exposed-tata-data-leak-2026-06-29/)\. The leaked images show a drop test of what a source tells*Reuters*is the iPhone 18 Pro, equipped with a three\-camera layout and Apple logo\. This comes just a week after Tata Electronics, an India\-based company that manufactures iPhone components and assembles the devices,[confirmed that it suffered a data breach](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/tata-electronics-a-major-tech-supplier-to-apple-and-tesla-confirms-data-breach/)\. Security researchers told[*Reuters*at the time](https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/indias-tata-electronics-hit-by-cyber-breach-claiming-expose-apple-tesla-trade-2026-06-22/)that the ransomware group, World Leaks, posted more than 200,000 files related to the breach on the dark web\. The leak reportedly included documents[belonging to some of its clients, like Apple](https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/06/25/iphone-18-pro-board-schematics-a20-pro-data-c2-modem-files-stolen-from-tata)and Tesla\. In addition to images of the iPhone 18 Pro,*Reuters*reports that at least six files detail the “hundreds” of components used in the device, along with a list of their suppliers\.[*AppleInsider*similarly reported](https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/06/25/iphone-18-pro-board-schematics-a20-pro-data-c2-modem-files-stolen-from-tata)last week that the leaked documents show the purported board layouts for the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max, as well as what appears to be data sheets for the rumored A20 Pro chip\. Apple is “concerned about the documents being shared on the dark web,” according to*Reuters*\.*The Verge*reached out to Apple with a request for comment but didn’t immediately hear back\. **Follow topics and authors**from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates\. - Emma Roth

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