Flipboard Discloses Data Breach, Hackers Stole User Account Data
An infamous news and social media outlet on Sunday, Flipboard discovered a security breach, claiming that a hacker had access to some of its platforms.
The company says that an unauthorized user has entered to remove some of their information in the user's account.
The hackers took part on June 2, 2018, March 23, 2019, and April 21-22, 2019.
The company discovered a breach on April 23, 2019, when engineers pointed out a suspicious activity occurred on April 21-22, 2019.
The dashboard contains information about the user's account such as username, Flipboard name, security password and email address.
In addition, the dashboard also includes digital tags used to link their Flipboard accounts to this third party account.
The company said there was no evidence that hackers had access to third-party accounts linked to Flipboard users' accounts. Be careful, you have replaced all digital signage.
The company explained how to enforce the rule of thumb that would pay a third party a third party to investigate the matter.
Flipboard has also updated all users' passwords with caution. You can continue to use Flipboard with the tools you already have access to, but when you sign in to Flipboard from a new tool, you will be prompted to create a new password.
Flipboard also recommends changing the password for other accounts if you use that username and password you created for Flipboard.
The company says that an unauthorized user has entered to remove some of their information in the user's account.
The hackers took part on June 2, 2018, March 23, 2019, and April 21-22, 2019.
The company discovered a breach on April 23, 2019, when engineers pointed out a suspicious activity occurred on April 21-22, 2019.
The dashboard contains information about the user's account such as username, Flipboard name, security password and email address.
In addition, the dashboard also includes digital tags used to link their Flipboard accounts to this third party account.
The company said there was no evidence that hackers had access to third-party accounts linked to Flipboard users' accounts. Be careful, you have replaced all digital signage.
The company explained how to enforce the rule of thumb that would pay a third party a third party to investigate the matter.
Flipboard has also updated all users' passwords with caution. You can continue to use Flipboard with the tools you already have access to, but when you sign in to Flipboard from a new tool, you will be prompted to create a new password.
Flipboard also recommends changing the password for other accounts if you use that username and password you created for Flipboard.
"To prevent this from happening in the future, we have implemented security measures around the world and are always looking for other ways to improve the security of our systems. For security reasons, no we will spread more details. "
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