Dropbox Accidentally Unlocked All Accounts For 4 Hours

Oops! Dropbox accidentally dropped the need for password authentication this past Sunday so anyone could log into anybody else’s Dropbox account with nothing but an email address.

This lasted four hours and, apparently, less than 1 per cent of users were affected, but this is just another reason why you should add an extra layer of security to the data in your Dropbox.

Dropbox Left User Accounts Unlocked for 4 Hours Sunday [Wired]


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