68 million users Dropbox data was stolen

US online data storage company Dropbox has been determined that the 6 million to 80 million users' email addresses and passwords stolen surrendered at that time were placed openly on the Internet .

Drop the box e-mail addresses and passwords were the most stolen in 2012 yet 2 weeks is as of now common on the Internet . The company still did not know that the stolen passwords / email no illegally enter the network addresses or not .

Dropbox hacking incident has apologized and asked their users to change their passwords as soon as possible so no chance to enter their Dropbox record and get to their touchy information discovered Coins .

Online data storage ' cloud ' is called , users of the facilities and to share with others when having your data securely over the Internet etc . The number of companies providing this kind of services, including Google and Microsoft , but Dropbox is an old and trusted name in this field.

A large digital files through Dropbox also be sent via the Internet that can not usually associated with e-mail as attachments . Drop -box services are free of monthly , quarterly , half and other amenities are available including online information stockpiling and sharing 'premium record " has been contrived by the annual fee .

Not only means the loss of 6 million users steal 80 million e-mail addresses and passwords , but also alarm for sensitive data users . Given that threat , many companies are emphasizing measures to keep changing the password on your users and mobile phone number so that if a hacker can be password reset through the phone numbers stole the old password .

One satisfactory part of the matter is that all passwords stolen 4 years of age and entirely possible that the majority of users will not have changed their passwords .