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AntiSec leaks 1,000,001 Apple UDIDs, Device Names/Types

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Re: AntiSec leaks 1,000,001 Apple UDIDs, Device Names/Types

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Post by mintplant »

tlb wrote: post #8
error54 wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also, what's the point of releasing password protected files to public? I mean, they give you the password thus kind of making the whole password thing a moot point.

It proves that the author of the rant is the leaker of the data, not just some guy linking to data someone else posted. It also causes all the data to be released atomically even if it took a while to upload to all the places.

> It proves that the author of the rant is the leaker of the data, not just some guy linking to data someone else posted.

I don't see what would stop you from stating the password to a file you didn't upload.

Re: AntiSec leaks 1,000,001 Apple UDIDs, Device Names/Types

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Post by jameskennemore »

jordanbaucke wrote: post #4
error54 wrote: post #2

DL links for the lazy: http://freakshare.com/files/6gw0653b/Rxdzz.txt.html http://u32.extabit.com/go/28du69vxbo4ix/?upld=1 http://d01.megashares.com/dl/22GofmH/Rxdzz.txt http://minus.com/l3Q9eDctVSXW3 https://minus.com/mFEx56uOa http://uploadany.com/?d=50452CCA1 http://www.ziddu.com/download/20266246/Rxdzz.txt.html http://www.sendmyway.com/2bmtivv6vhub/Rxdzz.txt.html

why does an FBI agent have 12 million+ identification numbers for iOS devices?

Perhaps Apple (or someone) is having them do an investigation:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/04/26/the-fbi-w...

Re: AntiSec leaks 1,000,001 Apple UDIDs, Device Names/Types

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Post by akennberg »

mintplant wrote: post #11
tlb wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It proves that the author of the rant is the leaker of the data, not just some guy linking to data someone else posted. It also causes all the data to be released atomically even if it took a while to upload to all the places.

> It proves that the author of the rant is the leaker of the data, not just some guy linking to data someone else posted. I don't see what would stop you from stating the password to a file you didn't upload.

That's why for these types of archives the password actually contains the credentials.

Re: AntiSec leaks 1,000,001 Apple UDIDs, Device Names/Types

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Post by DigitalSea »

This is troubling on so many levels. Why did an FBI agent have a document of user and device info on his desktop and the real question is why are the FBI tracking this information in the first place? Surely this is illegal.

By the way, I think AntiSec needs to hire someone to write their releases for them. I struggled at times to make sense of the almost gibberish in their rant-filled sentences and at times some of the things they were saying read like the paranoid ramblings of a crystal meth addict. It wasn't until the end where everything they were saying was put into perspective and I understood what they were talking about.

Re: AntiSec leaks 1,000,001 Apple UDIDs, Device Names/Types

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Post by arn »

mintplant wrote: post #11
tlb wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It proves that the author of the rant is the leaker of the data, not just some guy linking to data someone else posted. It also causes all the data to be released atomically even if it took a while to upload to all the places.

> It proves that the author of the rant is the leaker of the data, not just some guy linking to data someone else posted. I don't see what would stop you from stating the password to a file you didn't upload.

true, but in this case the password contains "antis3c" [Antisec], the group that is responsible.

Re: AntiSec leaks 1,000,001 Apple UDIDs, Device Names/Types

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Post by caladri »

jordanbaucke wrote: post #4
error54 wrote: post #2

DL links for the lazy: http://freakshare.com/files/6gw0653b/Rxdzz.txt.html http://u32.extabit.com/go/28du69vxbo4ix/?upld=1 http://d01.megashares.com/dl/22GofmH/Rxdzz.txt http://minus.com/l3Q9eDctVSXW3 https://minus.com/mFEx56uOa http://uploadany.com/?d=50452CCA1 http://www.ziddu.com/download/20266246/Rxdzz.txt.html http://www.sendmyway.com/2bmtivv6vhub/Rxdzz.txt.html

why does an FBI agent have 12 million+ identification numbers for iOS devices?

The filename refers to NCFTA, which might seem in context to be http://www.ncfta.net — perhaps some bit of intel that's widely-traded in NCFTA circles for various uses? I mean, hey, pretty useful if you're tracking down pretty much anything in which an Apple device is used, right?

Re: AntiSec leaks 1,000,001 Apple UDIDs, Device Names/Types

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Post by Groxx »

arn wrote: post #17
mintplant wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> It proves that the author of the rant is the leaker of the data, not just some guy linking to data someone else posted. I don't see what would stop you from stating the password to a file you didn't upload.

true, but in this case the password contains "antis3c" [Antisec], the group that is responsible.

So download it, decrypt it, and pick a different password. Takes a couple minutes, tops. And if your 'release' gets more attention than the original, how does the original prove that's what happened, or even get heard?
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