Using Slack On Android? You Must Change Your Password Right Now: Here Is How To Do It

Slack, the work-chatting service is sending an email to select users, requesting to them reset their account password via a link. The email is being sent to Slack’s Android app users after the company discovered a vulnerability that may have impacted their online security. As per the email, Slack Android app was accidentally storing credentials in plain text that may have exposed sensitive login ID and password. The San Francisco-based company adds that the vulnerability affected only select Android customers, therefore not all Slack users are likely to receive the password reset email. The company adds in the email that Android users must update the app to the latest version from Google Play Store to enjoy all the new security updates.