Flipboard hacked -- attackers had access to database of user information for 9 months

Flipboard is resetting the passwords of millions of users after suffering a data breach. Hackers were able to access databases containing usernames and passwords, as well as access tokens for some third-party services. The company has not revealed how many users are affected by the security incident, but says that hackers had access to its systems for a nine months. Flipboard points out that the passwords hackers accessed were cryptographically protected using salted hashing. But there's a caveat. While user passwords created or changed after March 14, 2012 were protected with the strong and secure bcrypt, those created before this… [Continue Reading]