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Dropbox - Please Reset Everyone's Password

By Rob Sobers, technical manager at Varonis

(PresseBox) (London, )
This week, Dropbox confirmed that they were indeed hacked. They issued a blog post explaining:

Our investigation found that usernames and passwords recently stolen from other websites were used to sign in to a small number of Dropbox accounts. We've contacted these users and have helped them protect their accounts.

Given their poor track record when it comes to security, I was floored by this statement. They are assuming they know exactly which accounts were compromised. What about the accounts whose passwords might have been stolen but haven't been breached (yet)?

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