Security News

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....

Microsoft trumps Google, Dropbox in business cloud storage wars
2018-05-21 20:07

A Spiceworks survey highlighted the overwhelming demand for better cloud security, and showed that most companies were turning to the tried and true option of Microsoft.

Russian Hacker Who Allegedly Hacked LinkedIn and Dropbox Extradited to US
2018-03-31 11:03

A Russian man accused of hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring in 2012 and possibly compromising personal details of over 100 million users, has pleaded not guilty in a U.S. federal court...

Netflix, Dropbox promise not to sue security researchers, with caveats
2018-03-23 20:26

Netflix and Dropbox have both noted recently that they won’t sue security researchers who find and disclose vulnerabilities in their products. The only caveat is: the researchers must conduct the...

Locky Returns via Spam and Dropbox-Themed Phishing Attacks (InfoRiskToday)
2017-09-01 13:18

Massive Ransomware Campaign Flings 23 Million Emails in Just 24 HoursA massive Locky ransomware campaign has been infecting devices via malware-laced spam messages as well as through fake Dropbox...