Security News

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.

Dropbox Passes $1M Milestone for Bug-Bounty Payouts
2020-02-06 12:00

To mark the occasion, Dropbox also revealed details on a handful of older, resolved bugs for the first time. The issue involved a feature for Dropbox Professional and Business users that allows them to password-protect their shared links via an option in Link Settings.

Dropbox Paid Out Over $1 Million Through Bug Bounty Program
2020-02-04 17:52

File hosting company Dropbox says it has awarded researchers over $1 million for vulnerabilities reported through its bug bounty program. Dropbox launched its bug bounty program in 2014 and in April 2015 it announced a program on the HackerOne platform.

GitHub Now Scans Commits for Atlassian, Dropbox, Discord Tokens
2019-08-20 08:39

Microsoft-owned GitHub on Monday announced that its token scanning service will also check commits for Atlassian, Dropbox, Discord, Proctorio and Pulumi tokens that have been accidentally shared. read more

Nucleus Cyber NC Protect solution now supports Dropbox
2019-06-12 00:00

Nucleus Cyber, the intelligent data-centric security company for the modern workplace, announced its NC Protect solution now supports Dropbox and Dropbox Business with data discovery, conditional...

Real Identity of Hacker Who Sold LinkedIn, Dropbox Databases Revealed
2018-11-21 09:48

The real identity of Tessa88—the notorious hacker tied to several high-profile cyber attacks including the LinkedIn, DropBox and MySpace mega breaches—has been revealed as Maksim Vladimirovich...

Dropbox strengthens security ecosystem with Google Cloud Identity and expanded partnerships
2018-11-09 05:30

Dropbox strengthened its global collaboration platform by announcing partnerships and integrations that will give Dropbox Business customers access to security features they’ve been asking for....