News - Wordpress and Dropbox encounter password woes

[HEXUS]

Wordpress resets all passwords to prevent compromise as Dropbox accidentally enables access without one.

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[mikerr]

The links in the article don't work, here's fixed versions:

Dropbox, which managed to push out a version of the service that allowed access to user accounts with out a password. Although the bug was quickly fixed, and affected users have been notified, that will be no comfort to those worried about the security of their cloud-based files and may even prompt them to look elsewhere.

http://blog.dropbox.com/?p=821

http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=30913

[miniyazz]

Error. Always concerning when something like that happens; they reckon they've emailed everyone who's accounts were logged on in that time and I've not had anything so that's something! *touch wood*

[Whiternoise]

Made my decision a lot easier, I'm switching to encrypted-by-default cloud storage.