Update: The files also include an image showing the I / O of a new MacBook Pro with USB-C, HDMI and an SD card slot on the right side of the device.
A group of hackers called REvil is currently blackmailing Apple supplier Quanta for about $ 50 million. The group claims to have thousands of files that include information about future Apple products.
9to5Mac took a look at some of the files already released. The documents include technical specifications for the future Apple Apple Silicon MacBook Pro, codenamed J314 and J316. These specifications confirm previous reports that the new MacBook Pro will have MagSafe, HDMI and an SD card slot.
As early as January, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that the MacBook Pro 2021 will have I / O ports such as HDMI, SD card slot and will bring back MagSafe for magnetic charging. The leaked documents confirm this.
REvil threatens to launch several documents every day that Quanta does not pay. So far, the leaks do not include anything as significant as the product image or design schemes. Released documents viewed by 9to5Mac are deeply technical, including supply voltage specifications and other pungent details.
The documents concerned refer to devices codenamed “J314” and “J316”, from March 2021, for the prototype stage of engineering validation testing. As Bloomberg reported in January, these code names represent the future 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro. Based on the main logic board diagrams for the 16-inch model, the specifications confirm the existence of an HDMI port, SD card and MagSafe for charging.
I also noticed references to previously undeclared ‘J374’ and ‘J375’ models. Based on other findings of 9to5Mac, we think these are the new Mac Mini, which probably features the next generation Apple Silicon M1X chip. They would provide higher performance and are designed to replace the remaining Intel Mac minis in the range.
Of course, we will closely monitor the REvil leaks in the coming days to see if anything else appears.
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