Dropbox: We Were Not Hacked

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Recent news articles claiming that Dropbox was hacked aren’t true. Your stuff is safe. The usernames and passwords referenced in these articles were stolen from unrelated services, not Dropbox. Attackers then used these stolen credentials to try to log in to sites across the internet, including Dropbox. We have measures in place to detect suspicious login activity and we automatically reset passwords when it happens. Attacks like these are one of the reasons why we strongly encourage users not to reuse passwords across services. For an added layer of security, we always recommend enabling 2 step verification on your account.
 
I like their comment , much better response than Apple`s to the whole celeb photo leak.
I always have a unique password to critical services / sites for this reason exactly.
 
I'm really beginning to think password strength is becoming irrelevant. I mean... maybe if plaintext passwords didn't get leaked everyday it would matter. But a 45 character password is just as easy to copy/paste as a 6 character one.
 
Of course they didn't get hacked, they willingly handed over the information :)
 
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