SAN FRANCISCO, United States
A hacker claimed on Monday to have reached almost seven million Dropbox credentials, e-mails and passwords.
An anonymous user published a list of 400 credentials in Pastebin, a web application where anonymous users can upload and share text online, saying more could follow if Bitcoin donations were made.
Dropbox's security team said that “recent news articles claiming that Dropbox was hacked are not true.”
“The usernames and passwords mentioned in these articles were stolen from unrelated services, not Dropbox,” the company emphasized. “Attackers then used these stolen credentials to try to log into sites across the internet, including Dropbox.”
The San Francisco based company said that they have measures in place to detect suspicious login activity and automatically reset passwords when this happens.
Attacks like these are one of the reasons why Dropbox encourages users not to use the same password for different services, the company explained. “For an added layer of security, we always recommend enabling 2 step verification on your account."
Dropbox, founded in 2007, is a free service that allows users to upload photos, documents and videos and share them online with ease.
The company says that more than 300 million people across every continent use Dropbox in order to have their files immediately at hand, share them with family and friends and work on team projects.
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