Dropbox says about 5,000 accounts compromised in August hack

DROPBOX. Clouds are seen in front of the Dropbox logo in this illustration taken February 27, 2022.

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Dropbox says it identified unauthorized access affecting accounts linked to a Lenovo ID that did not have its two-factor authentication enabled

Dropbox said on Tuesday, September 1, that around 5,000 accounts were compromised last month, with hackers viewing and downloading content stored on the cloud-storage platform.

Some Dropbox users received an email from the company on Monday notifying them that their accounts have been accessed without authorization between August 4 and August 21, Dropbox confirmed after Bloomberg News reported the hack earlier in the day.

Dropbox says about 5,000 accounts compromised in August hack

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