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September 4, 2012 08:34 pm GMT

How to Check If Your Apple Device ID was Compromised


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A hacker group called AntiSec said it has compromised 12 million Apple iOS Unique Device IDs (UDIDs) and personal information from Apple product owners -- and there's a good chance your device could be at risk.

Apple Unique Device Identifiers (UDID) -- which is a sequence of 40 letters and numbers specific to an Apple device -- don't contain too much information by themselves, but when coupled with other information such as iTunes passwords, billing addresses and payment data, it could pose some risks for users.

As of May 2012 -- and originally announced in September 2011 -- Apple started rejecting apps that keep track of devices via its unique UDID due to security concerns. This…
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