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Title: Your iPhone unexpectedly says you’re trying to log in from far away. Time to change your password!
Post by: HCK on May 17, 2020, 04:05:15 pm
Your iPhone unexpectedly says you’re trying to log in from far away. Time to change your password!

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<p>Your phone buzzes. It says, “Your Apple ID is being used to sign in [via some method] near [place that’s nowhere near you].”</p><p>What do you do?</p><p>Quick! Unlock your phone, tap Don’t Allow (or click it on a Mac), and immediately change your Apple ID password on whatever device is closest or via <a href="https://appleid.apple.com/" rel="nofollow">the Apple ID website[/url].</p><p>Apple’s two-factor authentication (2FA) system for Apple ID accounts deters account hacking by requiring someone both grab your username and password and has access to your phone number or a trusted physical device. This alert about a login is an extra check. After correctly entering your user name and password from a new device, a new web browser, a somewhat different geographic location, or even on a previously authenticated device for reasons Apple doesn’t disclose, all your associated Apple hardware pops up with the message above, or, if already unlocked or on a Mac, “Apple ID Sign In Requested” with additional information and a small map preview.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3543071/your-iphone-unexpectedly-says-youre-trying-to-log-in-from-far-away-time-to-change-your-password.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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