Leaked iPhone IDs 'not FBI's fault'

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AN IPHONE app publisher says it may be responsible for leaking information from 12 million iPhones and iPads.

Hackers initially claimed the data containing Apple identification codes known as UDIDs was stolen from the laptop of an FBI agent in New York.

But the US law enforcement agency claimed this was incorrect.

BlueToad, a Florida-based firm which creates digital and mobile editions of publications, said that it was "the victim of a criminal cyber attack, which resulted in the theft of Apple UDIDs from our systems."

Paul DeHart, the company's chief executive and president, said in a blog posting that the firm immediately contacted law enforcement after learning of the attack.

"Although we successfully defend against thousands of cyber attacks each day, this determined criminal attack ultimately resulted in a breach to a portion of our systems," he said.

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