Evernote resets user passwords after being hit by “coordinated” hack

ronjor · Mar 2, 2013

by Nathan Mattise

Evernote is requiring each of its 50 million users to reset their login credentials after the site's security team detected a security breach that exposed password data and other personal information.

In a security notice published Saturday, Evernote said the precautionary password reset came after an investigation found no evidence of any stored content being accessed, changed, or lost. The advisory also stated that payment information wasn't accessed. However, Evernote warned that user information—including usernames, cryptographically protected passwords, and e-mail addresses—were accessed. "Even though this information was accessed, the passwords stored by Evernote are protected by one-way encryption," the statement noted. "(In technical terms, they are hashed and salted.)"
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http://arstechnica.com/security/201...r-passwords-after-coordinated-breach-attempt/

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ronjor · Oct 7, 2013

Following major breach in February, Evernote finally brings optional two-factor authentication to all accounts

By Emil Protalinski

Evernote today rolled out optional two-factor authentication for all user accounts. You can turn on the feature yourself now by clicking on this link.
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http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/...al-two-factor-authentication-to-all-accounts/

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