FBI Says Laptop Wasn’t Hacked; Never Possessed File of Apple Device IDs

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http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/09/fbi-says-laptop-wasnt-hacked-never-possessed-file-of-apple-device-ids/

By Kim Zetter
Threat Level
Wired.com
09.04.12

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is refuting a statement made by 
members of AntiSec this weekend that they hacked the laptop of an FBI 
special agent and stole a file containing 12 million Apple device IDs 
and associated personal information.

The FBI also said it did not possess a file containing the data the 
hackers said they stole.

In a statement released Tuesday afternoon, the FBI said, “The FBI is 
aware of published reports alleging that an FBI laptop was compromised 
and private data regarding Apple UDIDs was exposed. At this time there 
is no evidence indicating that an FBI laptop was compromised or that the 
FBI either sought or obtained this data.”

In case that wasn’t emphatic enough, the FBI also tweeted:

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