Reach Executive Producer Vicki Chen here follow her on Twitter here.Evernote has begun to notify all users by email of the breach, though the company is confident that data itself is safe. Never click on 'reset password' requests in emails - instead go directly to the serviceĪmazon Coins Aimed At Changing How Kindle Fire Users Spend Money.Never use the same password on multiple sites or services.Avoid using simple passwords based on dictionary words.The company provided these three tips to users to bolster account security: READ MORE: Apple, Adobe Facing Pressure To Explain Inflated Australian Prices Internet security website Naked Security reported, '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.' There’s no threat to user data that we’re aware of.” “Everything is up, although response is choppy.

“We just pushed out a password reset, so the servers are going to be saturated for a bit,” he wrote. In an e-mail to Tech Crunch, Phil Libin, Evernote’s CEO and founder, said the website is functioning, although some services may run more slowly due to the high number of password resets. This particular breach also spotlights the risk of of storing personal information on a cloud. For instance, the website reported, 'the hackers could send out spam emails to those users claiming to come from Evernote, and trick them into visiting a malicious website.'Īccording to Tech Crunch, Evernote is 'the latest high-profile victim of wide-scale hacking attempts' and the security breach follows malicious activity at Twitter, Facebook and others in recent weeks.' Naked Security said this information could be abused. reported all users must reset their passwords in order to regain access to the service.Īccording to the company, the hackers gained access to user information, including usernames and e-mail addresses. Evernote provides cloud storage of personal notes.

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