In mid - July , Dropbox user reportedreceiving junk e-mail in electronic mail account created entirely for the overhaul . Now , the party has admitted that , while it was n’t hack , the job was the result of a security system breach .
https://gizmodo.com/dropbox-users-report-unusual-spam-and-possible-security-5926811
Ablog post on the Dropbox websiteexplains what take place :
Our investigation receive that usernames and passwords recently stolen from other website were used to signalize in to a little issue of Dropbox accounts … A steal password was also used to get at an employee Dropbox account turn back a project papers with user e-mail addresses . We believe this improper access is what conduce to the junk e-mail . We ’re good-for-naught about this , and have put extra control in place to help check that it does n’t happen again .
So , you should at least palpate a sense of relief over the fact that Dropbox itself was n’t hacked . slenderly alarming , though , is the fact that Dropbox employees keep unencrypted lists of user electronic mail in their cloud repositing . That does n’t animate confidence .
Fortunately , the whole incident has cause Dropbox to tighten up its security generally . Over the next few weeks , you may await to see the alternative of using a two - gene authentication appendage — if you may be bothered — as well as the power to examine all active logins to your account .
Dropbox security aside , it ’s yet another sound reminder that you should use a separate , strong password for each site . [ DropboxviaVerge ]
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