Evernote, which makes software that lets users copy and store a variety of text and Web pages, announced over the weekend that it had been hacked, forcing the company to ask its 50 million users to reset their passwords. The company said hackers gained access to usernames, email addresses associated with Evernote accounts, and encrypted passwords. Evernote has no evidence that any of the content users stored in its servers was affected, or that any payment information for its premium and business service customers was accessed.
Hackers Clip Evernote, Forcing 50M Password Resets
Posted by: Richard Adhikari March 4, 2013 02:59 PMEvernote, which makes software that lets users copy and store a variety of text and Web pages, announced over the weekend that it had been hacked, forcing the company to ask its 50 million users to reset their passwords. The company said hackers gained access to usernames, email addresses associated with Evernote accounts, and encrypted passwords. Evernote has no evidence that any of the content users stored in its servers was affected, or that any payment information for its premium and business service customers was accessed.