wtf tumblr?

[ratcreature]

Tumblr forcibly logged me out, and refuses to let me log in via a webbrowser unless I change my password. Though it doesn't seem to have any problem to let me log into my account via the Android app.

Admittedly I haven't changed my password in a while, but still this is obnoxious behavior, in particular since they did not bother to sent me an email or such to explain or alert me to anything.

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[jimandblair.livejournal.com]

i run ghostery, restrict java and some scripts etc in firefox and tumblr effectively makes it impossible for me to use it. But again, if I log on through other routes, I can access the site. So, I assume that they tweaked things adn somethign in your linux set up and effecting log on.

[ratcreature]

No, I've since learned that they had some sort of security breach with emails/(hashed) passwords being compromised and they forced all affected users to reset their passwords, they just never communicated that directly via mail or in the password reset page they redirected you to, only via the staff tumblr, which I hadn't seen.

Also they forced the reset through the "forgotten password" reset via email, so apparently a bunch of people who failed keeping their mail address current now lost access to their blog (except via the apps but you can't change your password or your email by app).