We believe this improper access is what led to the spam. Language used by then-VP of engineering, Aditya Agarwal, also seemed to point to the idea that Dropbox believed only emails were stolen in the attack.Ī stolen password was also used to access an employee Dropbox account containing a project document with user email addresses.

According to a recent report by Motherboard, more than 68 million accounts were affected, where both email addresses and encrypted passwords were leaked.ĭropbox acknowledged the breach at the time it occurred, but it didn’t disclose the full extent of the hack. Just days after Dropbox prompted users to reset passwords as a result of a hack that occurred in 2012, more information has surfaced that showed how massive its impact was. It also highlights the importance of good security hygiene for every employee. 2012 Dropbox hack worse than realized, 68M passwords leakedĪccording to a recent report, a 2012 hack on cloud file sharing company Dropbox put millions of users at risk.

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