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A few weeks earlier a received a message from Apple sending me a verification code randomly even though nobody else knows my apple ID. I changed my password just to be safe. And today I received two more messages sending me verification codes. Should I keep changing my password or is this just some kind of spam?
If you have 2 Factor Authentication enabled on your account, even if someone is trying to sign into your Apple ID, unless they have access to one of your trusted devices, they can't sign in because they can't get the verification code required to sign in.
If you have 2 Factor Authentication enabled on your account, even if someone is trying to sign into your Apple ID, unless they have access to one of your trusted devices, they can't sign in because they can't get the verification code required to sign in.
Could be spam. If there were embedded links in the message, it’s likely a scam. Could be somebody is trying to hack your Apple ID, too. So long as your password is robust, I’d watch this activity, but wouldn’t be overly concerned.
Eric Root wrote:
If you have 2 Factor Authentication enabled on your account, even if someone is trying to sign into your Apple ID, unless they have access to one of your trusted devices, they can't sign in because they can't get the verification code required to sign in.
Caveat: there are folks which will present web pages that ask for the login info and the verification code, or that will claim you have their old telephone number and that they need to send you a verification code, etc...
Thanks, I am feeling more secure with my two factors authentications.
Yes, I believed in this scam and phishing things around the globe nowadays. We should have a better and more stricter rules and regulations to prosecute those criminals out there.
You are welcome.
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