Apex Legends players are facing a bug that resets all their progress

Many Apex Legends players are reporting issues related to losing their progress and having their accounts be functionally reset. Players log in to Respawn's battle royale game only to find their level set to one, and all their stats for previous seasons reset. Some players are also reporting that their Apex Legends ranks progress this season has been reset.
Players with hundreds of hours and thousands of kills have nothing to show for their dedication - no kill trackers, no badges, and no way of unlocking them again. According to Reddit user 'Triplehelix_', "after leveling up my season pass a few levels, you don't get the rewards a second time."
However, it seems that there could be two issues at hand, as some players still have all their cosmetics unlocked, whereas others have been left with nothing but their premium currency. Some players are even reporting that they have lost their coveted heirlooms due to the issue. Triplehelix_ says that an EA support agent informed them that "the issue is widespread but that he expects all info is safely backed up and once a fix is found it will be restored."
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