The Next Web reported on Tuesday that an online thread on Reddit contained links to files containing hundreds of usernames and passwords for Dropbox accounts in plain text, but the source of this link was unknown. According to the website, in four Pastebin files, a few hundred username and password pairs were listed in plain text as “teases” for a full blown leak from a user who refused to identify himself. He asked for Bitcoin donations to expose usernames of nearly 7 million accounts that he claimed to have information about.

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Dropbox, however, in a statement has denied that their servers were hacked and chose to put the blame on other third party apps for these alleged leaks. It said, "Recent news articles claiming that Dropbox was hacked aren’t true. Your stuff is safe. The usernames and passwords referenced in these articles were stolen from unrelated services, not Dropbox. Attackers then used these stolen credentials to try to log in to sites across the internet, including Dropbox. We have measures in place to detect suspicious login activity and we automatically reset passwords when it happens. Attacks like these are one of the reasons why we strongly encourage users not to reuse passwords across services. For an added layer of security, we always recommend enabling 2 step verification on your account. A subsequent list of usernames and passwords has been posted online. We’ve checked and these are not associated with Dropbox accounts.." 

Dropbox allows access to third party apps like Snapchat, which was also a target of hackers recently. Recently, there was a huge controversy surrounding leaked nude celebrity pictures which were stored on i-cloud. With the news of a perceived attack on Dropbox, it looks like online storage devices are the new hot targets for hackers as they often contain sensitive news.