Dropbox says about 5,000 accounts compromised in August hack

▤ Summary

Dropbox reported that roughly 5,000 accounts were compromised in an August intrusion that let hackers view and download stored files. The company said it notified affected users and found that fewer than a third of those accounts had files accessed. Dropbox tied the incident to a legacy Lenovo ID integration and removed that authentication path while changing login requirements. The company also reported the breach to data protection regulators and said Lenovo’s own customers were not affected.

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Dropbox

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Lenovo Group Limited

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