Dropbox says 5,000 accounts compromised in August hack via Lenovo ID flaw

Dropbox says 5,000 accounts compromised in August hack; files accessed in under a third.

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Dropbox said on September 1, 2020 that about 5,000 accounts were compromised in an August hack, with hackers viewing and downloading content stored on the platform. ^[1] Dropbox announced updates to its Dropbox Services Agreement, Terms of Service, and Privacy Policy on September 1, 2026. ^[2] Dropbox said that hackers accessed files in fewer than a third of the compromised accounts. ^[3] Dropbox sent emails to some users on August 31, 2020, notifying them that their accounts were accessed without authorization between August 4 and August 21. ^[4] Dropbox told Reuters that it identified unauthorized access affecting accounts linked to a Lenovo ID that did not have two-factor authentication enabled, and that it terminated all sessions authenticated through a Lenovo ID. ^[5] The Terms of Service were revised to allow users to access multiple individual and team workspaces with a single account. ^[6]

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Dropbox said on September 1, 2020 that about 5,000 accounts were compromised in an August hack, with hackers viewing and downloading content stored on the platform. · RAPPLER

Dropbox announced updates to its Dropbox Services Agreement, Terms of Service, and Privacy Policy on September 1, 2026. ·

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Dropbox said that hackers accessed files in fewer than a third of the compromised accounts. · RAPPLER

Dropbox sent emails to some users on August 31, 2020, notifying them that their accounts were accessed without authorization between August 4 and August 21. · RAPPLER

Dropbox told Reuters that it identified unauthorized access affecting accounts linked to a Lenovo ID that did not have two-factor authentication enabled, and that it terminated all sessions authenticated through a Lenovo ID. · RAPPLER

The Terms of Service were revised to allow users to access multiple individual and team workspaces with a single account. ·

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