Someone else has changed my iCloud password. How has this happened?

it would seem that my apple id was used to sign in on the "find my phone" app on someone else's iPad mini. My iCloud password was changed which meant I had to reset it and, of course, leads me to wonder what is there to stop this happening again?
Has this happened to many others?
SImon

Hello, Simon.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
If you are concerned with the security of your iCloud account, would recommend reaching out to our Apple ID Account Security team to assist you with this issue.
Apple ID: Contacting Apple for help with Apple ID account security
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5699
Cheers,
Jason H.

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