IPhone 5 randomly freezes and says it needs to be activated?

I was on my phone when the apple logo randomly popped up and then it went to the screen where it has to be activated. The screen told me to sign in with my Apple ID to activate my phone, so I tried to sign in and nothing happened. Now I can't use my phone. What is this?

Download the 7.0.2 IPSW for your device.
Connect your device in iTunes.
Do an Option-Update.
Select your downloaded IPSW.
Your device will update to 7.0.2.
You should still have everything on there as normal... Enjoy!
Thanks to @MJMaker6 for original tip!
I took this from the developers forum...some people has confirm that it works. I suggest you give it a try.

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