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       Widespread Reports of Apple ID Accounts Being Inexplicably Locked

   Adam Engst

   Michael Tsai, developer of [1]SpamSieve and [2]EagleFiler, [3]writes:

     I hadanotherinstance of my Apple ID mysteriously being locked.
     First, my iPhone wanted me to enter the password again, which I
     thought was the 'normal' thing it has done every few months, almost
     since I got it. But after doing so it said that my account was
     locked.

   Tsai's retelling is the most complete I've seen, but reports of Apple
   ID accounts requiring new passwords and then being locked are
   proliferating. [4]TidBITS Talk readers are experiencing it, [5]9to5Mac
   has an article listing numerous threads, and it's being discussed at
   [6]MacRumors.

   As far as I can tell, users have no choice but to reset their passwords
   and wait through any Stolen Device Protection delays necessary to
   unlock their accounts. There's some thought that only Apple IDs using
   mac.com and me.com email addresses are affected, but that's not
   actionable information for anyone but the Apple engineers working to
   fix the problem.

   In short, if you experience this problem, it's not just you.

   [7]Read original article

References

   1. https://c-command.com/spamsieve/
   2. https://c-command.com/eaglefiler/
   3. https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/04/26/janky-apple-id-security/
   4. https://talk.tidbits.com/t/apple-devices-all-requesting-passwords/27640?u=ace
   5. https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/26/signed-out-of-apple-id-account-problem-password/
   6. https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-id-accounts-logging-out-users-and-requiring-password-reset.2425001/?post=33094232#post-33094232
   7. https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/04/26/janky-apple-id-security/

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