Flipboard Users: Update Your Passwords Now
Flipboard, a news aggregator app and website , announced to its users in an email today that a massive security breach has made account login information vulnerable and accessible to hackers for over nine months. The company takes steps to keep user information safe, but if you’ve used your Flipboard password elsewhere, it’s time to change that.
In an email, Flipboard reassured users that “not all accounts have been hacked” and that most of the credentials are secure, but it is still investigating the extent of the hack. Users who changed their passwords after March 13 were determined to be the most secure, due to the more secure password hashing algorithm implemented at the time. However, the company reset all user passwords and changed Flipboard login credentials with third-party accounts from Google, Twitter, Facebook, and more.Whether their account was affected or not, it’s better to be safe than sorry. You will need to change your password and / or re-verify your third-party account the next time you sign in to the Flipboard app, but for future reference, here’s how to change your Flipboard password:
In the Flipboard app
- Open the app and tap the Profile tab.
- Tap the gear icon, then go to Edit Profile> Advanced Settings.
- Click on ” Change Password” and follow the instructions on the screen.
On Flipboard.com
- Sign in to your Flipboard or third-party account.
- Click your profile picture in the upper right corner, then click the down arrow next to Logged in as [username].
- Select “Settings” from the drop-down menu.
- In the Account Settings section, click the Change button next to the password option.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to change your password.
Also, if you are the type of person who uses the same password for multiple accounts (or worse, all of your accounts), we strongly recommend that you change those passwords as well, especially if you haven’t changed. your Flipboard password at some time. Make sure he’s strong too. One of the most common uses for a stolen password is to gain access to other accounts, and the last thing anyone needs is someone to hack into their bank account just because the hacker is lucky with a password taken from a news app.