Amazon is resetting passwords

It's a busy time of the year for online shopping but Amazon has been forced to reset a number of passwords after a security concern was raised.

Many users received an email from Amazon stating that they: "recently discovered that your [Amazon] 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."

No further explanation was given, but the emails assured users that no information had been obtained by a third part, according to a report on ZDNet. It's likely that the company experienced some kind of data breach and is taking steps to ensure no users have been compromised.