![]() Only half the accounts get the "good" algorithm but here's the rub: the bcrypt accounts include the salt whilst the SHA1 accounts don't. ![]() It's a relatively even distribution of the two which appears to represent a transition from the weaker SHA variant to bcrypt's adaptive workload approach at some point in time. What we've got here is two files with email address and bcrypt hashes then another two with email addresses and SHA1 hashes. Very shortly after, a supporter of Have I been pwned (HIBP) sent over the data which once unzipped, looked like this: ![]() Not just a little bit hacked and not in that "someone has cobbled together a list of credentials that work on Dropbox" hacked either, but proper hacked to the tune of 68 million records. In 2012, the cloud-based storage company Dropbox was hacked, resulting in a compromise of 68 million user emails.Earlier today, Motherboard reported on what had been rumoured for some time, namely that Dropbox had been hacked. You can also accomplish this through the web interface. What the company didn't realize at the time, though, was that user passwords were also stolen, the Guardian reports. Right-click the first file in your folder and select Copy Dropbox Link. On Mac, you’ll need to hold the Control key while you click. Paste the link into your spreadsheet or another location. Just make sure you have a way to remember which image goes with which link. ![]() (The first major LinkedIn hack was also in 2012.) Recognizing the scope of the password hack, last week Dropbox reset an unknown number of user passwords and released a note to users indicating they should take preventative measures to change their passwords and that they "don’t believe that any accounts have been improperly accessed." The original data hack was a result of a Dropbox employee using the same password for his LinkedIn account as for his Dropbox account. If you haven't changed your Dropbox password since 2012, you should do so right away-make sure it's a password you don't already use on another site. If you want to check if your email or password has been released on the Internet as a result of the hack, search for your email on the site Have I Been Pwned. ![]()
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