Despite the FBI's statement, it's unclear whether the full story of how the UDIDs were leaked will be made public. Apple certainly has all UDIDs on file, but many other companies such as app developers will have their own. Law enforcement may well have some UDIDs, and could request them from companies holding them. But hackers may also have gone directly to the source, for example compromising an app developer or mobile ad company to steal their database of UDIDs and user information.
The breach will likely to Apple quietly beginning to restrict the way apps may access a device's UDID. The company has already signaled to ad companies that they should stop using them to track users (See
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