Happily, the case of Apple developer, author, and conference organizer Paris Buttfield-Addison being locked out of his Apple Account for attempting to redeem a tainted gift card has been resolved. For ...

This story has been resolved; see “Compromised Apple Gift Card Saga Ends Well, but Risks Remain,” (18 December 2025). After attempting to redeem a $500 Apple Gift Card purchased from a well-known ...

The locking of an Apple Account and the difficulty one loyal Apple customer has experienced in regaining access is a stark reminder to be vigilant when buying gift cards for the holidays. While ...

I’m not sure how prevalent it is yet, but I’ve received a handful of reports about a new Apple Gift Card phishing scam. You may get an email that looks something like this: “I need to get an Apple ...

Sachin Bahal is a freelance tech writer. He has a bachelor's in journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University and studied journalism and photography at Durham College. A tech geek since childhood, ...

Gift cards have become increasingly ubiquitous over the course of the past few decades, to the point that plenty of stores, especially supermarkets, drug stores, and convenience stores, sell arrays of ...