Flipboard database hacks exposed users' account information.
Users' names, encrypted passwords and email addresses may have been copied in the breaches, the maker of the news aggregator app warns.https://t.co/ebhQsP7ts9#Flipboard #hack #Security

— Aidinism (@Aidinism) May 29, 2019

New: Flipboard has reset user passwords following two data breaches. https://t.co/qXdFIhR8yu

— Zack Whittaker (@zackwhittaker) May 29, 2019

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— Rich Tehrani (@rtehrani) May 29, 2019

Flipboard hacks prompt password resets for millions of users | TechCrunch https://t.co/9Oxc5YUhqH

— Jason Hart (@Hart_Jason) May 29, 2019

Flipboard hacks prompt password resets for millions of users https://t.co/YT01DvOL3B

— Graham Cluley (@gcluley) May 29, 2019

More on the Flipboard breach:

- First breach occurred between June 2, 2018, and March 23, 2019
- Second intrusion was between April 21 and 22, 2019
- Breach detected on April 23 after staff noticed "suspicious activity" on its database network
- Law enforcement notified

— Catalin Cimpanu (@campuscodi) May 29, 2019

We recently identified & addressed a security incident. We’ve taken measures to protect users’ accounts & secure our systems. As a precautionary measure, we proactively reset all user passwords. We’re providing more details via email & on our support page. https://t.co/tSTKwt7PYN

— Flipboard (@Flipboard) May 28, 2019

Info on how the Flipboard passwords were hashed:

"If you created or changed your password after March 14, 2012, it is hashed with a function called bcrypt."

"If you have not changed your password since then, it is uniquely salted and hashed with SHA-1."

— Catalin Cimpanu (@campuscodi) May 29, 2019

BREAKING: Flipboard says hackers stole user details

- Hackers had access to Flipboard servers for 9 months
- Stolen info includes usernames, hashed passwords, emails, digital tokens
- Not all users impacted
- Company notifying users now#Tip @techmemehttps://t.co/zzOlHx5eBd pic.twitter.com/2movEy9Krk

— Catalin Cimpanu (@campuscodi) May 29, 2019

Flipboard said it worked with its partners to invalidate and replace all digital tokens that might have been exposed during the breach.

This includes ditigal tokens for Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Samsung accounts.

— Catalin Cimpanu (@campuscodi) May 29, 2019

Flipboard said it does not have a total tally of impacted accounts, but was positive that not all accounts were affected.

It also said it did not see any "evidence the unauthorized person accessed third-party account(s) connected to your Flipboard accounts"

— Catalin Cimpanu (@campuscodi) May 29, 2019

One of the most popular news reeder apps admits a data breach ? https://t.co/N9TtKaI0Q4

— Hacktrophy (@Hacktrophy) May 29, 2019

Flipboard suffered security incident, subset of user database has been breached. Passwords have been reset, use your password manager to generate a new password immediately. More info: https://t.co/nEa2GsI6rm #hacked #databreach pic.twitter.com/9r0H9DVtWU

— F-Secure KEY (@FSecureKEY) May 29, 2019

Flipboard Databases Hacked and User Information Exposed https://t.co/bywIZyurBT

— Nicolas Krassas (@Dinosn) May 29, 2019

Flipboard Database Hacked — Users' Account Information Exposed https://t.co/v2e7ai60L8 pic.twitter.com/mPXIRIA4SX

— Mohamed A. Baset (@SymbianSyMoh) May 29, 2019

Flipboard Database Hacked — Hackers Stole Users' Account Information Containing Usernames, Cryptographically Protected Passwords, Email Addresses and Digital Tokens for Connected 3rd-Party Social Media Accountshttps://t.co/8gOmcwnMQl pic.twitter.com/6st4a1BufJ

— Mohit Kumar (@unix_root) May 29, 2019

A #Flipboard #database including usernames, passwords & emails has been hacked. If you use the same login info elsewhere, update it asap. And, please, start using a #2FA app like Authy for better #security against situations like this! https://t.co/i7HNecy8Yp

— Authy (@Authy) May 29, 2019