Broadband Tech > Security > Security > 1 million Ipad & Iphone records stolen from feds & posted

OK so they used a really bad Java exploit to hack in (way to go Java, you suck) and nabbed a bunch of interesting data, but the question I'd like answered is how did the Fedz get all this data? Is Apple swapping bogus patent approvals for trackable user data or how closely is Apple in with the Fedz as 12 million devices sounds a little over the top?

Are all 12 million devices in the US or are they world wide?

Of course how do you validate that this information is real, as its no problem to generate a million random UDIDs that look legit and no doubt if they were totally random, in a million there are likely going to be at least a few which are by fluke real. Are the fedz going to owe up to this or deny it, and if they deny it, is that a real denial or just a cover denial?

As there are more then a few foreign names listed (UTF-8 and all) I suspect it's world wide.

Edit to add. After my post below I started looking for other phone numbers and found 050-4048xxx - Google returns a hit for the name and number for a guy in Israel.

/M

OK so they used a really bad Java exploit to hack in (way to go Java, you suck) and nabbed a bunch of interesting data, but the question I'd like answered is how did the Fedz get all this data?

Given that the feds and Apple both closely resemble a small family business where honesty is a core value, I'm sure we'll find out in no time.