{"id":2971,"date":"2013-07-17T12:37:26","date_gmt":"2013-07-17T16:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nccomputertech.com\/?p=2971"},"modified":"2013-07-17T12:37:26","modified_gmt":"2013-07-17T16:37:26","slug":"tumblr-tells-users-to-change-passwords-patches-security-hole-in-ios-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2013\/07\/17\/tumblr-tells-users-to-change-passwords-patches-security-hole-in-ios-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Tumblr tells users to change passwords, patches security hole in iOS apps"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tumblr, the blogging site recently acquired by Yahoo, has released a security update for its iPhone and iPad apps that it said addresses an issue that allowed passwords to be compromised in certain circumstances.
\nUsers of the apps have been advised to update their passwords on Tumblr as there is a possibility that the password was \u201csniffed\u201d in transit on networks in certain versions of the app, it said in a post on its staff blog. Tumblr recommended that users also change their passwords anywhere else that they were using the same password. It is good practice to use different passwords across different services by using password management apps, it said.
\nTumblr did not provide additional information on the security update which it described as \u201cvery important.\u201d The service has apps for Android and Windows Phone, but it appears that only the ones for iOS were affected.
\nYahoo acquired Tumblr in June this year for about US$1.1 billion in a bid to address a younger audience. The company could not be immediately reached for further information on the security issue. Tumblr apologized in the post for the \u201clapse and inconvenience.\u201d
\nvia Tumblr tells users to change passwords, patches security hole in iOS apps | PCWorld<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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