{"id":50340,"date":"2026-09-02T18:13:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T18:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=50340"},"modified":"2026-09-02T18:13:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T18:13:07","slug":"dropbox-says-hackers-accessed-about-5000-accounts-without-passwords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=50340","title":{"rendered":"Dropbox Says Hackers Accessed About 5,000 Accounts Without Passwords"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/account-hack-breach.jpg?resize=1024,600\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dropbox is warning about 5,000 users that attackers have accessed their accounts without using a password.<\/p>\n<p>The company says the access ran from August 4th to August 21st and hit only accounts that did not use multi-factor authentication,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/dropbox-says-about-5000-accounts-compromised-august-hack-2026-09-02\/\">reports<\/a>\u00a0Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>Dropbox had a shortcut that let people open their files with a Lenovo login instead of a Dropbox password.<\/p>\n<p>Attackers were able to create Lenovo logins with Dropbox users\u2019 email addresses, and Lenovo did not check those emails well enough.<\/p>\n<p>Dropbox then treated that Lenovo login as the real user, even if the person had never used a Lenovo product.<\/p>\n<p>Files were viewed or downloaded from about 1,500 of the accounts.<\/p>\n<p>Dropbox cut off those login sessions, turned off the Lenovo sign-in option and now requires a Dropbox password. 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The company says it does not expect a material hit to the business.<\/p>\n<p>Lenovo says the problem was a \u201clegacy integration\u201d that \u201ccould be used to improperly authenticate certain Dropbox accounts.\u201d It says its own users are not affected and that its investigation is still open.<\/p>\n<p><em><span>Follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheDailyHodl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedailyhodl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/thedailyhodl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Telegram<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em><span>Don&#8217;t Miss a Beat \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/join-the-daily-hodl-email-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe<\/a> to get email alerts delivered directly to your inbox <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"hideinamp\">\n<div class=\"dianomi_context\" data-dianomi-context-id=\"736\"><\/div>\n<p>&amp;nbsp<\/p>\n<h6>Disclaimer: Opinions expressed at The Daily Hodl are not investment advice. 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