'It's less than ideal that attackers have your Apple ID and your phone number.

'There's not really a risk here,' Patrick Wardle, a principal security researcher at Jamf, told Mashable. But, thanks to Apple's stringent device-centric and two-factor security measures, the notification actually shows that the hackers could not be successful. Security experts think that hackers were trying to penetrate a spate of Apple ID accounts. The real story about what is actually going on here is not as bad as it might seem. (opens in a new tab) (Opens in a new tab)

It did respond to a concerned user on Twitter, via the Apple Support Twitter handle, with a link to information on what to do if your Apple ID account has been compromised. Same story on both Twitter (Opens in a new tab) and StackExchange (Opens in a new tab): People wanted to know why they'd gotten this notification and what on earth it meant.Īpple did not respond to multiple requests from Mashable asking for information. A recent MacRumors forum thread (Opens in a new tab) had also garnered dozens of responses from users reporting the same issue. Another member of the Mashable tech team had gotten the message, too. Only two days into the new year, and it sure seemed like hackers were already trying to break into my Apple account. Why was my phone trying to get me to reset my password? I hadn't initiated anything, but this notification from Apple looked legit. I clicked on the notification and it asked if I wanted to 'Allow' or 'Don't Allow.' 'Use this iPhone to reset your Apple ID password?' an official, gray Apple pop-up said beneath an exclamation point icon. On the second day of 2020, awash in the possibilities of a new year - nay, decade - my iPhone pinged with a notification that came from out of the blue.

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