Please create a new password by signing into your account on. This means that, in an abundance of caution, we are requiring all users to reset their Evernote account passwords. While our password encryption measures are robust, we are taking additional steps to ensure that your personal data remains secure. (In technical terms, they are hashed and salted.) Even though this information was accessed, the passwords stored by Evernote are protected by one-way encryption.
The investigation has shown, however, that the individual(s) responsible were able to gain access to Evernote user information, which includes usernames, email addresses associated with Evernote accounts and encrypted passwords. (It would be reassuring – of course – to have more details shared by Evernote of how the passwords were hashed and salted). The good news is that no payment details were stolen, and according to the company the hackers were not able to access notes that users had stored on the Evernote service.įurthermore, it sounds as though the passwords were encrypted, using hashes and salting to prevent login details falling into the wrong hands. However, in an interview with TechCrunch, Evernote said that they had first noticed suspicious activity on February 28th. It’s not clear how the hackers managed to gain access to Evernote’s systems, or how long the hackers had access to Evernote’s account information. Evernote, the online note-taking service, has posted an advisory informing its near 50 million users that it has suffered a serious security breach that saw hackers steal usernames, associated email addresses and encrypted passwords.
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