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thanew Author

Level 1

44 points

Apple ID consistently being locked

Every 8 to 10 days my apple ID keeps getting locked. Is there any way I can stop this or find out why it keeps getting locked?

I thought maybe that this has something to do with my different host names, as I log in to the apple store with my phone, at home and at work. I do use the same ISP here in Macau (CTM), so the hostname isn't too different and sometimes I do use a VPN thats located back in the states, but in the past week I have not used the VPN at all and I still ended up with a locked account.

Any info about how/why this keeps getting locked would be greatly appreciated. This is something that's been happening since the beginning of May and I'm already quite annoyed with it.

Thanks!

iPhone 4, iOS 4.3.2

Posted on Jun 27, 2011 10:52 PM

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elgy03

Level 1

9 points

Posted on Jan 30, 2017 6:24 PM

Stuart423, Sadly, the two reasons you give above are no longer the only reasons. For the last number of weeks I've been getting locked out of both my Apple IDs many times a day. Entering correct credentials every time on various devices, no financial issue. I've tried signing out on all devices. Did not fix. I've changed my password at least twice since the problems started. Something else is going on.

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Aug 16, 2017 7:00 PM in response to therealeetheart

Could be that someone is trying to hack your account by guessing passwords.

Apple ID consistently being locked