A piece of malicious software spotted by Trend Micro uses the note-taking service Evernote as a place to pick up new instructions.
The malware is a backdoor, or a kind of software that allows an attacker to execute various actions on a hacked computer. Trend Micro found it tries to connect to Evernote in order to obtain new commands.
Remember when Evernote sent out a message last Sunday via email alerting its 50 million users of a massive security breach that involves a possible leak of usernames, email addresses, and passwords? To correct this privacy mishap, the productivity platform announced the fix they intend to employ as soon as possible: two-factor authentication.
Evernote, a Web-based note-sharing service, said it was resetting the passwords of its 50 million users because hackers managed to breach its computer network and access some usernames, email addresses and encrypted passwords.
Evernote spokeswoman Ronda Scott said via email on Saturday that the attack "follows a similar pattern" to other cyber attacks on Internet-based companies in recent weeks, but she did not elaborate.
