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Flipboard database hacks exposed users' account information.
— Aidinism (@Aidinism) May 29, 2019
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
New: Flipboard has reset user passwords following two data breaches. https://t.co/qXdFIhR8yu
— Zack Whittaker (@zackwhittaker) May 29, 2019
Flipboard hacks prompt password resets for millions of users https://t.co/3GZBdMMD0N#Cybersecurity #cybercrime #cyberattacks #hacker #hack #breach #phishing #dos #ransomware #malware #virus #apt #pii #nist #fcc #finra #hipaa #pci pic.twitter.com/AxDfgDLF8k
— 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:
— Catalin Cimpanu (@campuscodi) May 29, 2019
- 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
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:
— Catalin Cimpanu (@campuscodi) May 29, 2019
"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."
BREAKING: Flipboard says hackers stole user details
— Catalin Cimpanu (@campuscodi) May 29, 2019
- 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
Flipboard said it worked with its partners to invalidate and replace all digital tokens that might have been exposed during the breach.
— Catalin Cimpanu (@campuscodi) May 29, 2019
This includes ditigal tokens for Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Samsung accounts.
Flipboard said it does not have a total tally of impacted accounts, but was positive that not all accounts were affected.
— Catalin Cimpanu (@campuscodi) May 29, 2019
It also said it did not see any "evidence the unauthorized person accessed third-party account(s) connected to your Flipboard accounts"
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
