Dropbox says 68 million user IDs stolen

Change your passwords: Dropbox warned users that if they had signed up for its services before 2012 and had used the same password elsewhere, they should change that as well to protect the account. — AFP/Dropbox

WASHINGTON: Cloud-based data storage company Dropbox said that user IDs and passwords of some 68 million clients were stolen four years ago and recently leaked onto the Internet. 

The company said it had no indication that any of its user accounts were improperly entered, and that it had notified the users and made them reset their passwords on the accounts.