Dropbox hacked: stolen more than 68 thousand passwords – The Messenger

Hackers hit Dropbox putting at risk the privacy of more than 68 thousand accounts. Last week, in fact, the file hosting service has sent millions of emails inviting their users to change their credentials by announcing that he has suffered a cyber attack. Although the company has tried to reassure the people of the web, the details of the incident have not only increased the concern of those who, in the digital box, retain their data for years. The intrusion and theft of username and password is not new but dates back four years ago, which is why the request to reset the access keys concerns only those who have activated a Dropbox account before 2012.
During a routine security, the company has discovered the details of the attack. It was Motherboard, then, to spread the number of accounts involved as soon as he had access to official information.

At this time on the web circulates a 5 GB file containing the digital swag in the original version. Despite hacking goes back to 2012, up to now had not been made known the extent of the damage. Moreover, at that time, Dropbox had stated that they were only email addresses were stolen and not passwords. Now, however, the novelty shakes companies and individuals. Who from 2012 to today has changed the password at least once does not run great risks. To make their own safer digital space, however, it is good to pay attention to the choice and use of the password, and then: do not use the same for different accounts; not to create passwords that are too short or elementary; resort to the security questions and answers; giving up the classic “1234″ (for example) can be easily understood.