EightBit.Me. Twitter. Tumblr. Security Flaw Found in Tumblr, Company Says It's Now Fixed. It started with a tweet Saturday morning, sounding an alarm of a security breach in the popular microblogging platform Tumblr. "OMG… The Tumbeasts are spitting out passwords! ," it warned. That tweet spread like wildfire, notifying the world of a coding error that opened a security hole with the potential of revealing users' passwords, server IP addresses, API keys and personal information.
Fortunately, Tumblr reacted, fixing the problem and then issuing this official message about 5 to 6 hours after the flaw was discovered: "A human error caused some sensitive server configuration information to be exposed this morning. Our technicians took immediate measures to protect from any issues that may come as a result.We’re triple checking everything and bringing in outside auditors to confirm, but we have no reason to believe that anything was compromised. We’re certain that none of your personal information (passwords, etc.) was exposed, and your blog is backed up and safe as always. Welcome to Facebook — Log in, sign up or learn more. Five Things Facebook Should Fix Immediately. Let me start with two questions. Why is it that such a successful company as Facebook feels like it needs to change and reinvent its interface constantly?
And why are we so complacent with these changes that, quite literally, disrupt our online social lives? We have seen how social media is changing the world around us, yet we don’t have a say in its progress. Undeniably, Facebook is already part of all of our lives, even for non-users. We shouldn’t take the site for granted. After all, it has over half a billion users. Alternatively, we should not allow it to take us—their users—for granted either. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m in favor of new design and up-to-date features. I’d like to highlight 5 critical problems that Facebook needs to fix immediately: Groups One day I saw this update on my Facebook feed: “If one more person adds me to a group, I’m sending you to the unfriended land.” Photo Viewer How did this design replace the previous one?