A set of alleged iPhone 18 Pro materials was quickly removed from X after spreading widely, drawing attention not only because of the documents themselves but also because a drop test video appeared alongside them. The removals are widely believed to have followed a request from Apple.
The episode has raised fresh questions about how far early hardware details can travel once they leave private channels. What began as a dark web leak was soon reposted across social media, even as several uploads were taken down.
What was said to be in the leak
The leaked material was reportedly linked to a cyberattack on Tata Electronics, a company known as an assembler and key component supplier in Apple’s supply chain. Reuters had previously reported that the documents contained component details, a list of official Apple suppliers, and a video showing a drop test.
That combination made the leak more visible than a routine document dump. It also helped push the material into broader circulation once it started appearing on X.
| Reported leaked material | What it included | Why it stood out |
|---|---|---|
| Technical documents | Component information and official supplier list | Suggested access to supply-chain details |
| Drop test video | Footage of a device described as iPhone 18 Pro | Made the leak easier to recognize and share |
The video that spread the fastest
The most discussed clip shows a silver-gray unit said to be the iPhone 18 Pro. In the footage, the design appears more uniform than the iPhone 17 Pro.
The rear side also shows three cameras, with lenses that appear to protrude more, while the Apple logo seems to have a more reflective finish. Those visuals helped the clip spread rapidly across multiple accounts.
Accounts were removed after reposting
The video was first shared by an X account called @EvLeaks and later reposted by tipster Ice Universe. After that, the post was deleted and @EvLeaks was suspended for violating X policies.
Evan Blass, who was formerly known widely as EvLeaks, said he was not connected to the newer @EvLeaks account. He also denied involvement with the fake iPhone documents that were uploaded.
Blass wrote on his own X account, “It seems Apple may have done what Samsung could not,” a remark that appeared to reference years of posting Samsung leaks without meaningful blocks.
The material has not disappeared completely
Even after the takedowns, the leak has continued to circulate. Some X users were still downloading and reuploading the alleged iPhone 18 Pro drop test video, and a few posts remained visible in feeds.
It is still unclear whether the removals came directly from Apple, from Tata Electronics, or because the video was judged to be false information. Ice Universe later claimed on Weibo that Apple had blocked the leaked data on Twitter.
Apple has not publicly commented on the removals, but the visuals from the circulating video are said to match the description previously reported by Reuters, according to MacRumors on Thursday (2/7/2026).
