Apple Says it Never Gave the FBI Device IDs [REPORT]

Apple has reportedly responded to claims that a hacking group called AntiSec Apple compromised 12 million Apple iOS Unique Device IDs (UDIDs) and personal information from the laptop of an FBI staffer, saying the company never provided that data to the FBI or anyone else.

"The FBI has not requested this information from Apple, nor have we provided it to the FBI or any organization. Additionally, with iOS 6 we introduced a new set of APIs meant to replace the use of the UDID and will soon be banning the use of UDID," an Apple spokesperson Natalie Kerris told AllThingsD.

The FBI is also denying that it ever had the data the hackers allegedly stole.

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