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2011 — Dropbox: At least one customer reported a glitch that…

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Data compromised

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Technical writeup

At least one customer reported a glitch that allowed users to log into the accounts of other users without using a valid password. The bug that affected the password authentication mechanism was active from 1:54pm to 5:46pm Pacific time on June 19, 2011.UPDATE (6/30/2011): It appears that an intrusion created the security issue that allowed people to log into user accounts without using a password. Someone logged into multiple customer accounts without authorization on June 19, 2011.  Fewer than

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Hacking

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