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Hackers stole the data of Dropbox’s users

Хакеры похитили данные  пользователей DropboxHackers stole data more than 68 million users of the file storage service Dropbox

About it reports the edition Motherboard, has gained access to stolen database passwords, and email addresses.

The hacking occurred back in 2012. Then Dropbox reported the theft of a small number of usernames and passwords.

A senior official confirmed Dropbox Motherboard that was stolen by the actual user data.

In August 2016, Dropbox announced that users who have not changed the password since mid-2012, it will be necessary to change it. In a statement, it was noted that we are talking about a simple precaution. Dropbox assured that there is no evidence of unauthorized access to user accounts.

Users Dropbox, according to the company in March 2016, more than 500 million people.

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