Hacker group leaks list of 1 million Apple device identifiers, says it’s from FBI

• 12 million the number of Apple iOS device identifiers in the FBI’s custody, according to AntiSec
• 1 million the number of device numbers AntiSec publicly leaked early Tuesday morning source

» Wait a sec … the FBI had them? Well, funny story about that. Back in March, the group says they gained access to a computer owned by an FBI official. Just by chance, they found a file on the agent’s desktop titled “NCFTA_iOS_devices_intel.csv” — a long list of 12 million UDID identifiers for iOS devices, along with a number of other pieces of personal info. AntiSec released just 1 million of the UDID numbers (which you can analyze here to see if you were nailed), but it’s worth keeping in mind that the odds may not be super-high of getting hit. There are 410 million iOS devices on the market, as of July. The problem for many is that the FBI reportedly had this info in the first place. What did they need it for, and why was it sitting on some dude’s desktop?

UPDATE: The FBI says that there is “no evidence” they had a file like the one described above.

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