Amazon resets passwords of certain customers in danger of having the information swiped

With Amazon in the midst of a
Black Friday sale that started last
week, a report published today
says that the online retailer has
emailed some customers, alerting
them that their password might
have "been compromised."




Amazon has reportedly force-
reset the password on these accounts. In the email
Amazon sent out, it said that the customers affected
might have their password "improperly stored" on a
device (like a phone or tablet) or "transmitted" to
Amazon in such a way that it was left unprotected.

Alluding to the force-reset, Amazon told the
customers who received the email that "We have
corrected the issue to prevent this exposure."

Amazon also made it clear that it didn't believe that
the passwords were obtained by a third party. The
force-reset was done out of an "abundance of
caution," the online retailer said. Last week, the
company launched two-factor authentication for its
U.S. customers visiting the Amazon.com website. But
this does not cover the mobile version of the site.

You can request that your mobile browser open the
desktop version of Amazon.com if you want to use
the two-factor authentication to sign-in.

"[Amazon] recently discovered that your
password may have been improperly stored on
your device or transmitted to Amazon in a way
that could potentially expose it to a third party.
We have corrected the issue to prevent this
exposure."-Amazon email

While Amazon has not issued a statement to the
media regarding the issue, you might want to take a
few minutes to change your password just in case.

The exact number of customers affected by the issue
is unknown.