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ZDNet looks back at the year, on a month-by-month basis, at some of the most publicized hacks, leaks and data breaches of 2012.
With the rollout of iOS 6 imminent, a wave of unique iOS-powered device codes (UDIDs) were stolen by Anonymous, allegedly from the FBI, and were uploaded to the Web. UDID codes are used by developers for analytics, but could also be used to personally identify users. There was enough suspicion to suggest either Apple had passed on the device codes for FBI surveillance, or the iPhone and iPad maker was forced to. It blew up a privacy brouhaha for close to a fortnight.
Apple said, in a rare public statement , that the data had not been requested by the FBI or provided it to any organization. Eventually, after both Apple and the FBI denied any knowledge or involvement, a small company in Florida admitted to a data breach , which led to the UDID codes leaking to the Web. Apple's iOS 6 mobile operating system was rolled out only a few weeks later, which removed UDIDs from iOS-powered devices.
Caption by: Zack Whittaker
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