Security News

Dropbox qualifies Western Digital Ultrastar 20TB SMR HDD to meet growing cloud storage demands
2020-10-27 00:30

With Western Digital SMR HDDs serving as the storage foundation for its custom-built, multi-exabyte storage platforms, Dropbox continues its strategic path, taking advantage of the highest storage densities with the lowest TCO without sacrificing data durability and availability for its 600 million+ online customers. "We've been working with Western Digital for many years, and throughout several phases of our storage platform development," said Andrew Fong, vice president of engineering, Dropbox.

Biden Campaign Staffers Targeted in Cyberattack Leveraging Antivirus Lure, Dropbox Ploy
2020-10-16 20:00

Hackers sent Joe Biden's presidential campaign staffers malicious emails that impersonated anti-virus software company McAfee, and used a mix of legitimate services to avoid detection. The unsuccessful advanced persistent threat group attacks on Biden's campaign were first uncovered in June, along with cyberattacks targeting Donald Trump's campaign.

Russian Who Hacked LinkedIn, Dropbox Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison
2020-10-01 03:00

A Russian hacker who was found guilty of hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring over eight years ago has finally been sentenced to 88 months in United States prison, that's more than seven years by a federal court in San Francisco this week. Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin, 32, of Moscow hacked into servers belonging to three American social media firms, including LinkedIn, Dropbox, and now-defunct social-networking firm Formspring, and stole data on over 200 million users.

Russian hacker, described as 'brilliant' by judge, gets seven years in a US clink for raiding LinkedIn, Dropbox
2020-09-30 20:15

A Russian scumbag found guilty of hacking into LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring - and stealing data on over 200 million users - has been sent down for more than seven years. Yevgeniy Nikulin was sentenced to 88 months in an American prison by a federal court in San Francisco this week though the judge in this case, William Alsup, was surprisingly kind about the 32-year-old Russian.

Russian Sentenced to Prison for Hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox
2020-09-30 12:11

A Russian national was sentenced to 88 months in prison in the United States for hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring in 2012. The man, Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin, who will turn 33 next month, was charged in 2016 for using stolen employee credentials to access without authorization the systems of LinkedIn, Dropbox and Formspring.

Guilty: Russian miscreant who hacked LinkedIn, Dropbox, Formspring, stole 200-million-plus account records
2020-07-14 01:07

The Russian hacker accused of raiding LinkedIn, Dropbox and Formspring, and obtaining data on 213 million user accounts, has been found guilty. The jury reckoned Nikulin probably swiped the LinkedIn account details, all 117 million of them, for commercial gain, though they didn't think greed played a role in his theft of 28 million account records from Formspring and 68 million from Dropbox.

Russian Found Guilty of Hacking LinkedIn, Formspring, Dropbox
2020-07-13 12:53

A Russian national accused of hacking into online platforms LinkedIn, Formspring, and Dropbox was found guilty by a United States jury last week. The man, Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin, 32, was arrested in 2016 in the Czech Republic, and remained incarcerated there for two years, before being extradited to the U.S. In 2016, U.S. authorities charged Nikulin with accessing without authorization the systems of LinkedIn, Dropbox and Formspring in 2012, using stolen employee credentials.

Dropbox adds password manager, vault, and other security features
2020-06-17 13:11

Dropbox has unveiled a range of new features aimed at making the storage site more of a one-stop shop for subscribers. On the security front, Dropbox is adding its own password manager.

Dropbox unveils new features: Passwords, document vault, backup
2020-06-17 07:19

Dropbox unveiled several new features to help users keep life organized and keep work moving. Dropbox is introducing new Dropbox Plus features to help users better manage personal life essentials.

San Francisco trial of Russian bloke extradited and accused of hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox, Formspring stalls again amid pandemic lockdown
2020-04-28 22:22

The man accused of hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox and the Formspring Q&A forum, and later selling the stolen data of hundreds of millions of users, has seen his trial disrupted a third time by the coronavirus pandemic. At a hearing on Tuesday, Judge William Alsup again delayed the US trial of alleged Russian hacker Yevgeniy Nikulin until June 1; the third such delay since the COVID-19 virus appeared in San Francisco, where proceedings are unfolding.