In reaction to a flaw identified within the service, Yahoo-owned service, Tumblr has introduced a security fix for its iOS app for the iPhone and iPad, which it calls ‘very important’. In a blog post by the Tumblr Staff, the company has asked its iOS users to change their password on the services using the original password.
No announcements have been made via the company’s Twitter account as yet, though the blog post does appear in the timeline of users who open the iOS app on their phone which will help spread the news. Also, there is no update for the Android app.
Tumblr, bought by Yahoo for $1.1 billion in June, remains to be one of the most popular blogging platforms with a network more than 300 million monthly unique visitors. Recently, it had experienced this security flaw. The company has provided TNW with a statement explaining that the security issue was brought to its attention on Tuesday. It specified, “Earlier today, Tumblr was notified of a security vulnerability introduced in our iOS app. We immediately released an update that repairs the issue and are notifying affected users. We obviously take these incidents very seriously and deeply regret this error.“