Is the email asking to update card information for my iCloud is legit or a phishing attempt?

My iPhone asked me to update my card information for iCloud, and right after that I received an email from ap**********email.apple.com. Is this a phishing attempt?

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Original Title: ap*********email.apple.com

iPhone XR, iOS 18

Posted on Jun 13, 2025 08:01 AM

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silvina181 Author

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Jun 13, 2025 08:16 AM in response to MrHoffman

Jun 13, 2025 08:06 AM in response to silvina181

Any mail address can be faked, including those mail addresses you are very familiar with.

What was the mail message purportedly from Apple requesting?

Jun 13, 2025 01:00 PM in response to silvina181

That looks legitimate. Given you just made changes, and given you didn’t use any links from that message to make those changes, you’re fine.

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Is the email asking to update card information for my iCloud is legit or a phishing attempt?