Note-taking service hamstrung by packet floods Evernote was offline for several hours on Tuesday, returning only intermittently for some customers, while the company struggled to deal with a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack.The attack started at about 2:30 p.m. PST, around the time that users started to notice problems syncing with the Evernote service. Thirty minutes after the attack started, Evernote took to Twitter to explain the issue; followed by an update ninety minutes later to confirm the issue was in fact a DDoS attack.Evernote service is currently unavailable. We are working to resolve the issue. Updates to follow. Thanks for your patience.– evernote (@evernote) June 10, 2014We’re actively working to neutralize a denial of service attack. You may experience problems accessing your Evernote while we resolve this.– evernote (@evernote) June 10, 2014Users were left frustrated as they were denied access to their data, and Evernote’s status portal was impacted by the attack, leaving Twitter as the only means of public communication.Last month, Evernote said that they service more than 100 million users – a majority of them in Asia and Europe. Tuesday’s DDoS likely impacted all of them for a brief time, but there were reports on Twitter that some people were able to access their accounts despite the attack. After four hours of continuous fighting, Evernote reported the issue resolved, but warned that there may be problems over the next 24-hours.Evernote is up and running. There may be a hiccup or two for the next 24 hours. We appreciate your patience.— evernote (@evernote) June 11, 2014Tuesday’s attack, the company said in a statement, didn’t result in any data loss. As such, no account information was compromised. In March of 2013, Evernote admitted that attackers had accessed user names, email addresses and encrypted passwords. In a blog post on the incident, the company said they were requiring password resets as a precaution. Related content news Gwinnett Medical Center investigating possible data breach After being contacted by Salted Hash, Gwinnett Medical Center has confirmed they're investigating a security incident By Steve Ragan Oct 02, 2018 6 mins Regulation Data Breach Hacking news Facebook: 30 million accounts impacted by security flaw (updated) In a blog post, Facebook’s VP of product management Guy Rosen said the attackers exploited a flaw in the website's 'View As' function By Steve Ragan Sep 28, 2018 4 mins Data Breach Security news Scammers pose as CNN's Wolf Blitzer, target security professionals Did they really think this would work? By Steve Ragan Sep 04, 2018 2 mins Phishing Social Engineering Security news Congress pushes MITRE to fix CVE program, suggests regular reviews and stable funding After a year of investigation into the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program, the Energy and Commerce Committee has some suggestions as to how it can be improved By Steve Ragan Aug 27, 2018 3 mins Vulnerabilities Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe