Frequent occurrence that Apple user's 'Apple ID' is locked arbitrarily for some reason

Apple ID is an account required when using various services provided by Apple, it is a very important account for Apple users. Many situations have been reported that such an Apple ID suddenly got locked and asked to reset the password.

Some iPhone users finding their Apple ID accounts have been inexplicably locked, requiring password resets - 9to 5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2018/11/13/some-iphone-users-finding-their-apple-id-accounts-have-been-inexplicably-locked-requiring-password-resets/

Because Apple ID is tied to various services such as App Store, Apple Music, iCloud and so on, it is very inconvenient that we can not use many functions associated with inadvertent account locking. Although Apple locks the Apple ID for a variety of reasons, the main reason is that someone accidentally accesses the Apple ID with an incorrect password, for example, the Apple ID is locked for the purpose of protecting the account You may.

It was reported that many reports on SNS reported that such an Apple ID was "locked if noticed there is no reason to think". Many people also reported that "Appel ID was locked" on Twitter, and it seems that they are puzzled by an unknown account lock.

AppleID rock, seems to be a pretty person. For now, I will try to release it with waiter watching. If it is a bug, it will be repaired in a few days, and if it is hacking or a bad guy, you can not get involved extra.

However, it does not mean that the day will come to enter "some" for some users ..., annoying. pic.twitter.com/yo38ckMiAx

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Even if the Apple ID is locked, it does not mean that the account will never be available again. It is possible to recover the account through procedures such as answering security questions, authenticating, resetting passwords and setting new passwords.

It is inconvenient because various services can not be used if locked, but the cause of this simultaneous multiple account lock is not known. The fact that "a malicious group locks up when failing to input a password many times" also means that a malicious group is trying to brute force attack and trying to break open the password of Apple ID in brute force , There is a possibility that it is a trouble. Some users reporting account locks say that some people say that the account has been locked after renewing an iOS device. At the time of writing the article, Apple has not commented on this issue.