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Apple ID Accounts Logging Out Users and Requiring Password Reset
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Seeing stories of folks still being impacted by this, and just want to clarify that I've got a super old @Mac.com account setup with iCloud on 5 devices, along with Family Sharing, and none of us in our Family have been impacted by this. Doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason as to who's been impacted and why.
I have a .Mac and .me account, but none of my devices were logged out.
I didn't mean to imply that all .Mac and .me were affected. That is certainly not the case as for you. But it does seem that most of the affected ones are .mac or .me.
Reports from people who have been affected who have accounts which do not use .mac or .me would be interesting.
Note that old .mac and .me accounts can use .iCloud interchangeably, and no doubt some people prefer to use .iCloud, but in this context they are old accounts of the type that seem to be most affected.
Had the problem yesterday and changed password for Apple ID. Currently everything seems to be working. PITA!
Yep....happened to me as well. I immediately thought I got hacked and so panicked a bit. Had to change my password and reauthorize 9 devices, including two Apple TVs and an Apple Watch. What a pain in the a@#! Unacceptable, Apple. Your software ecosystem has really gone to crap over the last few years. At least admit you screwed up and give us an explanation so we know what happened.
I have a Windows 11 laptop all ready to go. And it hasn't given me near the problems that Apple devices have lately. Only thing holding me back is a piece of development software I use daily. Runs like hot garbage in Windows, but super fast on my Macs. But I'm thinking the next update is going to fix that.
Another data point on my really old account: Not affected, I got both ADP and security key sign-in enabled.
This morning it happened to my husband, who wasn't forced to go through the iCloud password resetting like me
He just got the prompt on his iPad
You need to sign in with your Appleid with the “allow” or “don’t allow” pop up
I told him to shut down the iPad and see, it's very similar to the March hack reported on MacRumors
He just got the prompt on his iPad
You need to sign in with your Appleid with the “allow” or “don’t allow” pop up
I told him to shut down the iPad and see, it's very similar to the March hack reported on MacRumors
Exactly the same happened to me:
1) 00.30 BST (the fact I wasn't asleep proves this wasn't great timing...)
2) Full password reset required AND didn't recognise my house as being a safe place so invoked stolen device delay
3) Deleted app specific passwords
4) No other Apple ID in the house involved
Interestingly:
1) I have a .Mac account. I think I have a .me alias still from MobileMe 1.0
2) My wife has a Google hosted domain and was fine (I discovered in the morning, she was asleep)
3) For those noting such things, I am head of the family (Apple ID wise)
Scared me because I'd just had to install team viewer to fix a stupid external monitor bug and I was terrified I'd opened up everything and was under attack. There was nothing on the internet to suggest I wasn't an isolated case at the time.
And even having 2FA ON it doesn't send a location/confirmation when I log in in iCloud anywhere on my devices as it used to be before changing the password, should I change it again in case it wasn't from Apple?
Oh thank goodness.
Happened to me on Friday night while we were watching Apple TV. Popped on all devices. Almost gave me a heart attack when it locked. I've been getting duplicate "a new [random apple device I definitely own] not has access to your account" messages since.
Changed my AppleID about a month ago after many years of being scared to do so, was afraid it was related.
And it was an old .me account, the .me address is still associated.
Happened to me on Friday night while we were watching Apple TV. Popped on all devices. Almost gave me a heart attack when it locked. I've been getting duplicate "a new [random apple device I definitely own] not has access to your account" messages since.
Changed my AppleID about a month ago after many years of being scared to do so, was afraid it was related.
And it was an old .me account, the .me address is still associated.
I do not have a .me or .mac email address but I have had this appleID for a very long time. This one was created for the iTunes store before there was an AppleID. So really old accounts might be a unifying theme, not just MobileMe and dotMac.
Exact same here. Out of the blue my movie stops and the “your Apple ID is locked” dialogue pops up. I ended up having to reset my password and re-login on all my devices.
And no communication from Apple whatsoever. Super shady.
If they perma-stonewall on this one then I think it's time to start asking serious questions about what's going on behind the scenes that they won't - or worse can't - tell us about.
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At this point if it's not a hack and Apple keeps it so secret , it could have been an AI experiment gone awry
and we are the lab mice
That’s the actual issue with this. In the moment I was concerned someone was trying to hack my account. Apple should have addressed this as soon as it happened.
I've had to reset my Apple ID four times in the last 3 days. No particular pattern. Happened on iPhone, MacBook and setting up a new Apple TV. Ridiculous.
I disagree. When major outlets like Forbes, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, The Verge, and Mashable are reporting it Apple ought to acknowledge the reports and say they are investigating. It is the very least they could do. But no, they apparently feel they owe their loyal consumers nothing. This is audacity Apple has become.