Locked out of your Apple account? Good luck - Macworld
Google News • 12/16/2025 – 12/17/2025
Summary
Apple has locked a 30-year customer out of their account after an attempt to redeem a bad gift card. This incident has resulted in the customer losing access to $30,000 worth of "bricked" hardware, with no assistance provided. Multiple sources, including Macworld and PhoneArena, report on the difficulties faced by users when locked out of their Apple accounts.
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Lindy Score Breakdown (V4.2)
75d
Age
1
Sources
from cluster
1771
Hours Since Seen
Final Score0/100
CategoryAntiLindy
StatusArchived
Recency Multiplier0% (0.5^1771/48)
Hero EligibleNo
Score is 0 because recency decay (0.5^1771/48 = 0.000000) reduced it below 0.5
Score BreakdownRisk 50
Source Reputation: Low-trust source (6/20 pts)
Consensus: Single source - no independent confirmation yet
Age: 75 days - proven survivor
Stories gain Lindy status through source reputation, network consensus, and time survival.
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