Dropbox Security Breach: Hackers Access Accounts Through Authentication Flawdecrypt.co 5 pointsrkagerer10 days ago2 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−rkagererOP10dDupes from yesterday:Dropbox Data Breach (HN discussion started by an affected Dropbox user): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49514427Drobox Got Hacked (Twitter): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49514471I submitted the new link because they didn't get much traction and this article seemed a bit more thorough.−rkagererOP10dIf I understand this correctly, Dropbox let attackers link unverified Lenovo accounts to unrelated users' Dropbox accounts, without having the user confirm first.
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Dupes from yesterday:
Dropbox Data Breach (HN discussion started by an affected Dropbox user): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49514427
Drobox Got Hacked (Twitter): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49514471
I submitted the new link because they didn't get much traction and this article seemed a bit more thorough.
If I understand this correctly, Dropbox let attackers link unverified Lenovo accounts to unrelated users' Dropbox accounts, without having the user confirm first.