Evernote does global password reset after hack attack

Evernote does global password reset after hack attack
Evernote, the popular multi-platform online note-taking service has announced this weekend that following an attack by hackers they have performed a global password reset for all 50 million account holders.

Reads the company's post:



"Operations & Security team has discovered and blocked suspicious activity on the Evernote network that appears to have been a coordinated attempt to access secure areas of the Evernote Service.

As a precaution to protect your data, we have decided to implement a password reset.

In our security investigation, we have found no evidence that any of the content you store in Evernote was accessed, changed or lost. We also have no evidence that any payment information for Evernote Premium or Evernote Business customers was accessed.

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. Even though this information was accessed, the passwords stored by Evernote are protected by one-way encryption. (In technical terms, they are hashed and salted.)"


Next time you log in to Evernote, you will be asked to reset your password.

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 3 Mar 2013 14:52
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  • 2 comments
  • Notcow

    At least it wasn't in plaintext presumably labeled "passwords.txt"

    Lookin' at you Sony.

    8.3.2013 20:30 #1

  • omendata

    I think it was!!!
    <;o)

    8.3.2013 21:18 #2

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