News app Flipboard hacked: User data possibly copied
Unknown users have had access to Flipboard's user database since summer 2018. The people in charge have reset all passwords.
Currently, some users of the social news app Flipboard receive e-mails about a security incident. In these e-mails, the operators of the service inform that an unknown person had access to the database with user data and possibly copied it. This includes, for example, user names and passwords. Data from bank accounts and credit cards should not be affected.
Several months in the system
According to an official statement by Flipboard, an unauthorized third party had access to the database between June 2018 and April 2019. This allowed him to view usernames, passwords and, in some cases, email addresses and digital tokens connecting third-party accounts to a Flipboard account. The incident was not noticed until April 23, 2019.
Whether or not all flipboard users are affected by the incident is not currently known. Meanwhile the responsible persons have reset all passwords and tokens. Anyone logging on to a new system must assign a new password. If you also use your flipboard password for other online services, you should change it quickly for security reasons.
https://about.flipboard.com/support-information-incident-may-2019/?noredirect=en_US
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Unknown users have had access to Flipboard's user database since summer 2018. The people in charge have reset all passwords.
Currently, some users of the social news app Flipboard receive e-mails about a security incident. In these e-mails, the operators of the service inform that an unknown person had access to the database with user data and possibly copied it. This includes, for example, user names and passwords. Data from bank accounts and credit cards should not be affected.
Several months in the system
According to an official statement by Flipboard, an unauthorized third party had access to the database between June 2018 and April 2019. This allowed him to view usernames, passwords and, in some cases, email addresses and digital tokens connecting third-party accounts to a Flipboard account. The incident was not noticed until April 23, 2019.
Whether or not all flipboard users are affected by the incident is not currently known. Meanwhile the responsible persons have reset all passwords and tokens. Anyone logging on to a new system must assign a new password. If you also use your flipboard password for other online services, you should change it quickly for security reasons.
https://about.flipboard.com/support-information-incident-may-2019/?noredirect=en_US
#newsapp #flipboard #databreach #hacked
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_ES
📡@FLOSSb0xIN