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Evernote a story that has combined all security trends

Evernote  a story that has combined all security trends | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
The attack on Evernote that was reported last weekend could be deemed to be a new stage in the battle of man v password.
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Evernote hacked - almost 50 million passwords reset after security breach

Evernote hacked - almost 50 million passwords reset after security breach | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
Evernote, the online note-taking service, has says that it has suffered a serious security breach which saw hackers steal usernames, associated email addresses and encrypted passwords.

 

What's not good news is that the hackers now have access to the usernames and email addresses of Evernote customers. It is easy to imagine how this information could be abused - for instance, the hackers could send out spam emails to those users claiming to come from Evernote, and trick them into visiting a malicious website.

 

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What's not good news is that the hackers now have access to the usernames and email addresses of Evernote customers. It is easy to imagine how this information could be abused - for instance, the hackers could send out spam emails to those users claiming to come from Evernote, and trick them into visiting a malicious website.

 

Gust MEES's curator insight, March 2, 2013 2:24 PM

What's not good news is that the hackers now have access to the usernames and email addresses of Evernote customers. It is easy to imagine how this information could be abused - for instance, the hackers could send out spam emails to those users claiming to come from Evernote, and trick them into visiting a malicious website.


Jacq's curator insight, March 3, 2013 7:44 AM

changed my password