Tag Archives: Dropbox

Dropbox Sued for Data Breach – Plaintiff Seeks Class Action

In May, we discussed the FTC’s investigation of whether Dropbox encrypts data stored according to industry best practices in order to decrease the risk of data breach and identity theft to its customers.  On June 20th, Dropbox announced that after a code change, it discovered that it had accidentally turned off password authentication for its … Continue reading

FTC Called to Investigate Security of Dropbox

Cloud storage services are used daily by businesses to share proposals, invoices, important confidential documents, etc.  Cloud storage services are also used to share personal information amongst family and friends, including photos, receipts, travel plans, etc.  With the recent high profile attacks on data, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has been called to investigate Dropbox, the popular cloud storage service … Continue reading