Recently, Flipboard announced that it had identified unauthorized access to some of the platform’s databases containing account information and credentials. It was found that an unauthorized person “accessed and potentially obtained copies of certain databases containing Flipboard user information between June 2, 2018 and March 23, 2019 and April 21 – 22, 2019.”
The good news is, not all Flipboard users’ accounts were affected in the incident. The company says that it is still identifying the actual accounts involved but has reset all user passwords and replaced or deleted all digital tokens.
However, to be on the safe side of it all, you need to reset your password to ensure that all your account details and confidential information is kept secure. Here is how to go about it.
Reset Flipboard password On the Web
You can reset your password at https://accounts.flipboard.com/. In order to reset your password on the web, you will need access to the email address associated with your Flipboard account.
Reset Flipboard password for Android Phones
1. From the login page, select Get Started, and then Login in the top right corner;
2. Select Email, and type in your Flipboard associated email address
3. Select Forgot username or password? to open the Account Help page;
4. Select Forgot Password?;
5. Enter your account email;
6. Tap Send.
For Android Tablets
1. Start by selecting Existing account? Tap to log in;
2. Select Email, and type in your Flipboard associated email address;
3. Select Forgot username or password? to open the Account Help page;
4. Select Forgot Password?;
5. Enter your account email;
6. Tap Send.
Reset Flipboard password for Apple Phones
1. From the login page, select Login in the top right corner, then Log in with Email;
2. Select Forgot your password? to open the Account Help page;
3. Select Forgot Password?;
4. Enter your account email;
5. Tap Send.
For Apple iPad
1. Start by selecting Already have an account? Log In;
2. Select Need Help? to open the Account Help page;
3. Select Forgot Password?;
4. Enter your account email;
5. Tap Send.
Ensure that you complete the password reset soon, as the link is likely to expire after some time. If the password reset link no longer works, you can resend a password reset email. Flipboard recommends that you update your password from time to time to help ensure account security.
If you connected your Flipboard account to a third-party account, including social media accounts, then the databases may have contained digital tokens used to connect your Flipboard account to that third-party account. The company says that they already replaced or deleted all digital tokens to eliminate any possibility of misuse.
For instance, if you use Twitter/Google/Facebook to log into your Flipboard account, your password is not stored in the platform database and the digital tokens have been rotated.
