India, July 3 -- The Centre on Thursday said it is investigating the reported Tata Electronics data breach after sensitive information linked to Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 Pro models was allegedly exposed on the dark web.

Responding to questions on whether the government was probing the incident as a cybercrime case, S Krishnan, secretary at the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY), said: "We are investigating," reported news agency ANI.

The development follows an earlier report by news agency Reuters that said files stolen from Tata Electronics by a ransomware group have revealed detailed supplier information, component lists and photographs of Apple's yet-to-be-released iPhone 18 Pro devices.

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