This Apple ID has been locked for security reasons ?

General (non-technical) Off-Topic
#1

I had this message on account a few days, panicked at first but then changed the password with no problems.

Now am getting it again, searched on Google and see lots of people getting it repeatedly. When I read Apples explanation of why it happens, they say “if your password is entered incorrectly a number of times, they lock the account”.

Am now wondering what would happen when I updated my password if I didn’t update it on all my services (iCloud, iMessage, App Annie etc. etc…). Am wondering if one of them services keeps retrying with the old password, would that cause Apple to lock it down again ?

Dave [import]uid: 117617 topic_id: 29274 reply_id: 329274[/import]

#2

well, exactly the same thing happened to me. Within the last 3 days I’m locked twice. AppAnnie must be last one who tried the old passcode…puff…locked again. As you, I expect that all the successless services will be identified as attackers… [import]uid: 167988 topic_id: 29274 reply_id: 117766[/import]

#3

Thought I had caught all my logins this time but just took my Mac out of sleep and iCloud was complaining about the wrong password.

Have put the new one i now but I wonder how many times it tried during the night, my account could well be locked again later :frowning:

EDIT: Quick update, it looks like it is App Annie -

http://www.appannie.com/blog/current-issue-affecting-analytics-users/

EDIT 2: Follow these instructions, so if it happens again it won’t effect your main account and also if App Annie is ever hacked they only have access to your sales reports.

http://www.marco.org/2012/07/31/itc-sales-users

Dave [import]uid: 117617 topic_id: 29274 reply_id: 117840[/import]

#4

Same here - twice. Very frustrating - that 2nd edit is a good share, Dave. [import]uid: 52491 topic_id: 29274 reply_id: 117872[/import]

#5

Me 2 got my report account locked twise the last 7days
Using app annie and app figures

Hmm is it against apples rules to use tools like app Annie ?

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