Re: dropbox security situation
I had to close my original account as a result of the break in, and you
know what was really interesting? The account compromise happened after
I set the account to two-step authentication. For a while it had been a
lesser security account.
It's possible the break in happened since at the time I enabled two-step
authentication I didn't know about setting up app-passwords for mua's
used to connect to the account, but I don't know for sure on that one.
On Sat, 7 Dec 2019, Brian wrote:
> Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2019 17:20:57
> From: Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: dropbox security situation
> Resent-Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2019 22:21:22 +0000 (UTC)
> Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> On Sat 07 Dec 2019 at 16:45:34 -0500, Jude DaShiell wrote:
>
> > One first-hand experience on google account hacking and contacting
> > others who were not surprised when I described my situation in earlier
> > email.
>
> Widespread breaking into Google accounts is a myth. You and your
> correspondents never provide any evidence. That is enough for me to
> completely ignore anything that is said about the matter.
>
> I am amazed that anyone with a strong password (as you say you have)
> is the least bit bothered about their gmail account being broken into/
>
> > Two, no change password dropbox will not allow login, so not possible to
> > ignore.
>
> Then, as a customer of dropbox, you do what they tell you.
>
>
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