Cyber-attack on Apple's Chinese assembly partner raises data exposure concerns
Apple's assembly partner in China was hit by a supply chain cyber-attack. When the attack came to light in December 2025, the possibility was raised that manufacturing data and Apple's confidential information had been exposed. Whether data was actually leaked and the extent of the damage have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Supply chain cyber-attack targeting an assembly partner
- Location
- China
Timeline
- The supply chain cyber-attack on Apple's assembly partner and concerns about exposure of manufacturing data were reported.
- The possibility was raised that Apple's confidential information had been leaked in a cyber-attack on a Chinese factory.
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