Bad news for to-do lists everywhere: It appears that TaskRabbit has been compromised.
SEE ALSO:Every store, business, and retailer that has been recently hackedOn Monday, TaskRabbit notified users about a 'cybersecurity incident,' and advised users to change their passwords. The crowdsourced chore company also took its app and service totally offline while working out the issue.
A Mashable employee received this email on Monday evening.Credit: mashable"TaskRabbit is currently investigating a cybersecurity incident," the email read. "We understand how important your personal information is and are working with an outside cybersecurity firm and law enforcement to determine the specifics."
As of 8:40 p.m. ET Monday, the app and website remained offline. The nature of the attack, or how many users were affected, is not currently known.
TaskRabbit is owned by Ikea, which acquired the gig economy app in fall 2017. According to CNet, TaskRabbit has over 1.5 million users, and, per Forbes, over 60,000 "taskers" who make money on the platform.
Twitter users noticed a potential issue Monday afternoon. Several said that company information became available when they visited TaskRabbit online. And some postulated that it could be a phishing attack.
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
As TaskRabbit works out the issues, please, let's just hold the bunny puns.
UPDATE: April 16, 2018, 8:47 p.m. ET In a statement to Mashable, a TaskRabbit spokesperson said: "For any Tasker who had a task scheduled today and is unable to complete the task, we will compensate them appropriately."
UPDATE: April 18, 2018, 5:00 p.m. ET TaskRabbit appears to be back online.
UPDATE: April 18, 2018, 3:56 p.m. PDT As TaskRabbit came back online Wednesday afternoon, CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot updated users about the site and app outage. In her note she briefly explained what happened: "Preliminary evidence shows that an unauthorized user gained access to our systems."
She also outlined steps the company is taking to make its platform more secure.
TopicsCybersecurity
(责任编辑：百科)
Dog elected for third term as mayor of Minnesota townCelebrity chefs close restaurants in support of #ADayWithoutImmigrantsSo Drax the Destroyer is standing right behind you in a lunch line ...'1984' is coming to Broadway to make you uncomfortableOlympian celebrates by ordering an intimidating amount of McDonald'sThis weird squid looks like it has googly eyes, guys
Internet, meet your new spirit animal.。Scientists aboard the research vessel the E/V Nautilus, off t
...[详细]Google and Facebook join forces for news verification project
"Fake news" is the crisis 。 du jour 。 for online media in 2017, and now, two tech giants are working t
...[详细]The Washington Post hunts younger readers, launching on Snapchat Discover
Snapchat just welcomed another news outlet to its exclusive content network. 。 The Washington Post 。 l
...[详细]Scientists need your help to find the mysterious planet they suspect is lurking in our solar system
Calling all space fans: Astronomers want you to help them hunt for a large planet that might be lurk
...[详细]The Weeknd teases new music in Instagram post
The Weeknd is approaching. 。 The Grammy award-winning singer looks to be in full third-studio-album m
...[详细]These twins battled each other for 58 words in the final round of a spelling bee
Nothing like a little friendly competition among brothers.。 On Saturday, twins from Lincoln, Nebrask
...[详细]Google is bringing a rainforest right to your smartphone
Most of us have never stepped anywhere near a rainforest, much less had a chance to explore it -- so
...[详细]Google is bringing a rainforest right to your smartphone
Most of us have never stepped anywhere near a rainforest, much less had a chance to explore it -- so
...[详细]Michael Phelps says goodbye to the pool with Olympic gold
Michael Phelps left as he began: Winning.。The most decorated athlete in Olympic history won gold in
...[详细]Caavo combines content from Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV and more
While you can connect more content and devices to your TV than ever before, a new problem is emergin
...[详细]Watch MTV's Video Music Awards 2016 livestream
Don't like your government? Just start a micronation like these 6 dudes