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Dropbox says about 5,000 accounts compromised in August hack
Dropbox told Reuters that it identified unauthorised access affecting accounts linked to a Lenovo ID that did not have its two-factor authentication enabled, prompting the company to terminate all sessions authenticated through a Lenovo ID.
Here are a few details: Some Dropbox users received an email from the company on Monday notifying them that their accounts have been accessed without authorisation between August 4 and August 21, Dropbox confirmed after Bloomberg News reported the hack earlier in the day.
The company has removed any links between Lenovo IDs and Dropbox accounts and changed its systems so that users must enter their Dropbox password before accessing an account through Lenovo.
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