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“If you try to sign in with your original Apple ID password, you’ll be locked out of your account.”

Chance Miller9to5mac.com ↗

People got signed out of their Apple ID on every device at once on a Friday night and had to reset their passwords to get back in. Apple’s status page said everything was fine. The reset also wipes every app-specific password, and Stolen Device Protection makes it worse away from home. One account holds your phone, laptop, photos and backups, and Apple won’t say why it pulled the plug.