Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Reports of data breaches and cyberattacks are serious, but what happens when those claims are untrue? According to Krebs on Security, last week, several identity theft protection companies incorrectly named Dropbox as the source of a data breach that compromised nearly…
Chinese Hackers Used Dropbox To Monitor Hong Kong Activists, Journalists: FireEye
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Chinese hackers used malicious software to monitor journalists and activist groups involved in the Hong Kong protests this year, according to new research from the cybersecurity company FireEye. Attackers used Dropbox and other cloud storage providers to communicate malware after targeting users…
Dropbox Patches Shared Links Security Flaw
In order to bar third parties from data access without permission, Dropbox has repaired security vulnerability on the basis of user links sharing’s of files. In its blog, Cloud Storage Company has revealed that weaknesses based on referrer headers might be exploited to expose information. Read More…. For more information go…
Dropbox blames employee account breach for spam attack
Dropbox said Tuesday one of its employee's accounts was compromised, leading to a raft of spam last month that irritated users of the cloud-storage service. View full post on Computerworld Security News For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net or http://AmIHackerProof.com View full post on National Cyber Security
Dropbox finds no evidence of hack in investigation of spam
Dropbox’s ongoing investigation into a possible security breach has not produced any evidence that its systems have been infiltrated, according to an update Friday to the company’s user forum. “As of today, we’ve found no intrusions into our internal systems and no unauthorized activity in Dropbox accounts,” said the update,…
Dropbox, Google Drive and SkyDrive: What Should Your Agency Use?
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Facebook, Dropbox iOS apps contain security hole that could allow identity theft (Updated)
Updated with comment from Dropbox and clarifications throughout. Let's clear this up quickly: Yes, there's a security hole in the Facebook app . The Next Web also confirmed the same issue in the Dropbox app , and a commenter below suggests that Vimeo and Tumblr official apps have the same…
Dropbox URL shortener targetted by spammers
Spammers are abusing a Dropbox feature that lets users share a shortened link, directing people to websites selling questionable pharmaceuticals, according to security vendor Symantec. Dropbox, the file-sharing and synchronization service, has a public folder that is dedicated to sharing content. Dropbox’s URL (uniform resource locator) shortening service can be…
AppSense DataLocker app makes Dropbox suitable for the enterprise
Virtualisation provider AppSense is making its first move into cloud-based data storage with the launch of a new product called DataLocker, which enables users to encrypt sensitive information in their Dropbox account. Consumer file-sharing and synchronisation apps like Dropbox have become popular with business users, because they make it easy…
Dropbox closes cloud sync security holes
Files entrusted to cloud storage provider Dropbox were susceptible to unauthorised access via three attacks devised by security researchers, but the provider has since closed the vulnerabilities. Dropbox could also be used as a place to store documents clandestinely and retrieve them from any Dropbox account controlled by an attacker….
