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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

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Evernote resets all user passwords after intrusion, but says no data was accessed or lost

Evernote resets all user passwords after intrusion, but says no data was accessed or lost | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
Online note-taking site Evernote is the latest high-profile Web firm to get hacked after the company reset all of its users passwords after it discovered and blocked suspicious activity ...
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http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/11/29/cyber-hygiene-ict-hygiene-for-population-education-and-business/