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Public breachBreachXposedOrNot· 1 Jul 2012

Dropbox

Domain: dropbox.com

What happened

Dropbox, a cloud-based file hosting and sharing service, announced that it had suffered a data breach. An unauthorized third-party had gained access to certain data stored on its systems, potentially affecting the personal information of over 68 million users. The exposed data included email addresses and hashed passwords. As a preventive measure, Dropbox reset all passwords that had remained unchanged since mid-2012. In 2012, the data breach was reported by the company.

Breach facts

Records exposed
68,760,320
Sensitive
No
Industry
Information Technology
Data exposed
Email addressesPasswords

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