"use this iphone ro reset your Apple ID password"

Yesterday, I got a notification as shown below - followed by a pop-up to enable to allow "use this iphone to reset your Apple ID password" - I clicked on "allow" but then when I was asked to type in my new password, I exited the screen. It was an Apple pop-up so sounded legit. Is my account at risk? What should I do?


It was a system message exactly like on the screenshot. Does that mean the scammer had my user and password and attempted to reset my password? Again, I clicked on "allow" so I am worried.

After exciting the screen, I did go in my settings and changed my apple id password.

Posted on Feb 1, 2026 3:04 PM

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Feb 1, 2026 3:12 PM in response to bouchra149

bouchra149 wrote:

Yesterday, I got a notification as shown below - followed by a pop-up to enable to allow "use this iphone to reset your Apple ID password" - I clicked on "allow" but then when I was asked to type in my new password, I exited the screen. It was an Apple pop-up so sounded legit. Is my account at risk? What should I do?
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/3e0de24d-5a8e-405f-bab4-1eae7647670b

It was a system message exactly like on the screenshot. Does that mean the scammer had my user and password and attempted to reset my password? Again, I clicked on "allow" so I am worried.
After exciting the screen, I did go in my settings and changed my apple id password.

You did ALL the right things. You were skeptical as you should have been. Apple doesn't ask us to change our Apple Account Passwords, so yes, someone was likely trying to get into your account, but you stopped them and good for you.

"use this iphone ro reset your Apple ID password"

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