Your recent purchase with your Apple ID.

I don't think the new e-mails are related to a change in phone number, billing address, or credit card. I haven't changed any of those in my account. I can't say whether such a change is kicking off the request for the 3 digit security code, however (because I don't have a credit card attached to my account).

I was just going through my purchase history and seemed to make a discovery, however. It seems like the first item listed (and perhaps downloaded) in an order is the one I received an e-mail about. So, for example, if I downloaded 3 app updates on a particular day, the first app listed is the one that I received an e-mail about.

Will you look at your purchase history and see if this is also the case for you?

I've been having the same problem. Very annoying. It doesn't happen for every single app that I update or every song that I download, but it occurs often enough to be frustrating. I'm using the same computer and iPod that I've always used, so I would think it has to be a bug in the latest version of iTunes.

I also am using version 10.3.1.55 of iTunes.

If I recall correctly, I received the first e-mail on June 26 or 27, so mine have also been occurring within the past 2 weeks.

I have never been asked to enter 3 security digits when making a purchase or updating an app. The only prompt I have ever received is simply to enter my account password to ensure that I am logged in before the purchase or update takes place. I am guessing the 3 security digits are the ones tied to the credit card you have saved to your account. I do not have a credit card saved to my account. Instead, I just buy iTunes gift cards and redeem those so that my account maintains a balance. I figure that's a lot safer than getting my credit card information stolen in the off-chance that I get hacked.

The only place I currently do my updating is through the desktop client (iTunes on a Dell laptop), so I can't comment as to whether it happens when trying to update directly through the iOS device (iPod touch).

Same problem for me. Just started in the past two or three weeks. Only happens when I update through my desktop. Updates through my ipad and iphone do not generate these emails.

I'm also prompted to enter my credit card's security code even when downloading free app updates. Then, a $1.00 hold is put on my card.

I've been using an iphone for three years, itunes for years and years and I've never had these problems before.

This is getty really annoying.

I have also been seeing these emails every once in a while. I can't pinpoint it to whether it's for apps I've updated from iTunes or from my iPhone. It's been at least since 6/24 and it's random - I've updated a few dozen apps since then but only seen about 5 emails.

As for the credit card three digit thing, I noticed that started happening to me when I logged in from a different computer and bought something from its iTunes under my main account. When i returned to my main computer it always asked me for my 3 digit CC code.

However it hasn't asked me in a very long time. I don't know why it stopped.

I've been having both of these problems. The 3 digit security code problem has been going on so long for me, that I just finally gave up and removed my credit card from my iTunes account; and I've also been getting the recent purchases email for a couple of weeks or so now.

Apple support never did anything useful for me regarding the security code issue either - I'm not even going to waste my time trying to get any help on this new issue. I can only hope that when enough people start to publicly complain they take notice and address the problem.

I'm done updating and downloading through itunes until this problem is solved. I guess if Apple wants my money, they'll fix it.