Dropbox is resetting passwords for accounts that haven’t changed them since mid-2012

Discussion in 'other security issues & news' started by ronjor, Aug 26, 2016.

  1. ronjor

    ronjor Global Moderator

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    By Matthew Lynley (@mattlynley)
     
    ronjor, Aug 26, 2016
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    Minimalist, Aug 31, 2016
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  3. Rasheed187

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    That's why it's best not to use cloud based storage, at least not for important data.
     
    Rasheed187, Sep 3, 2016
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  4. Mark Burnett

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    With 2-step verification and a third-party tool like Boxcrypter it isn't so bad.
     
    Mark Burnett, Sep 5, 2016
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    I guess so, but personally I would still choose not to use it. BTW, Boxcrypter does look interesting.
     
    Rasheed187, Sep 7, 2016
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    Good move by Dropbox. Better safe than sorry.
     
    safeguy, Sep 7, 2016
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  7. Oleg

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    A couple of weeks ago it was revealed that some 60 million Dropbox account details (including passwords) have been stolen.

    https://www.bestvpn.com/dropbox-brazzers-passwords-hacked/
    The Dropbox hack
    Dropbox has forcibly required many of its users to reset their passwords and has sent an email to all users strongly advising that they reset their passwords.
     
    Oleg, Sep 9, 2016
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