Foxconn Breached

Hackers have breached embattled technology manufacturer Foxconn. The hacking group, Swagg Security, uploaded a collection of files to the Pirate Bay website that, once downloaded and uncompressed, measured almost 16 megabytes in size and contained around 25 spreadsheets along with a handful of text documents.

As reported by Time.Com " One document titled 'Company_Sensitive_information.txt' contains what the group claims are login credentials that 'could allow individuals to make fraudulent orders under big companies like Microsoft, Apple, IBM, Intel, and Dell.' "  

Some may remember Foxconn as the 900,000 employee company that manufactures iPhones, iPads and other consumer technologies by hand and has seen a a rash of employee suicides blamed on poor working conditions. Many consumers have begun to speak out against Foxconn's unfair labor practices and what is seen as Apple's apathy towards the issue.

In the same Time.com article, "Some consumers don’t think that’s enough, however. A group of 'concerned Apple customers' has announced that it will be delivering more than 250,000 petition signatures to Apple 'demanding the company respond to recent criticisms of worker abuse in their supplier factories and commit to creating an ethical iPhone 5.'"

It will be interesting to see what happens to Foxconn, and the consumer electronics companies that rely on their services to keep prices low. 

For more information on this topic check out the Time.com/Techland article here: Time.com -- Techland