Did you hear that Slack reset passwords four years after a data breach? For many, this information may seem unlikely, but that's exactly what happened.

Slack announced on March 2015 that it had been hacked a month earlier and that someone had accessed a central user database.

This user database contained encrypted passwords, email addresses, and usernames.

Slack has repeatedly reported that there is no clear evidence that hackers were able to hack and decrypt any passwords stored there during this attack.

After that, analyzes began to be made as to whether anything could be done about this and whether Slack needed to react early.

Many experts have criticized the lack of transparency and the lack of response at the right time.

Slack is suspected of delaying the news for two reasons. The first was to protect the company image and the second was to allow users to better protect the security of their account.

After the 2015 attack, many were convinced that it would never happen again. Four years after the hacking attack, the company gave a new notice.

In response to a problem that happened four years ago, the company decided to reset passwords for a large number of its users.

Many were surprised that they had just decided to do so even though they were active at the time the attack occurred.

Slack has informed the public that it has taken this step after receiving news of a possible threat to its users through its debugger.

Initially, passwords we're expected to be collected after a virus attack in the form of software or users made an error after reusing the same password on several services.

The company said they had no reason to believe that any of the accounts had been compromised in any way, but precautions would still be taken.

In the end, the only hope is that Slack will do more to protect its users in the future.