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Citing Attack, GoToMyPC Resets All Passwords (krebsonsecurity.com)

Posted by msmash on from the security-woes dept.

Security reporter Brian Krebs writes:GoToMyPC, a service that helps people access and control their computers remotely over the Internet, is forcing all users to change their passwords, citing a spike in attacks that target people who re-use passwords across multiple sites. Owned by Santa Clara, Calif. based networking giant Citrix, GoToMyPC is a popular software-as-a-service product that lets users access and control their PC or Mac from anywhere in the world. On June 19, the company posted a status update and began notifying users that a system-wide password update was underway.

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  1. Dropbox and security? by dbIII · · Score: 3

    Normally when Dropbox is mentioned and the topic is security it's referring to one of their many spectacular fuckups.
    Able to download the files of others by knowing the filename and hash - that was Dropbox when people used this bug as an alternative to bittorrent for a while.
    Able to login to other people's accounts without a password - Dropbox was wide open one day with that massive fuckup.
    Using the interface to revoke other people's access to your files, getting told that it had worked, then those other people found they could still get the files - Dropbox again.


    And that's just the stuff that has had dedicated articles about it on Slashdot.
    If you don't want your worst enemy, a potential thief, or your mother to see something then don't put it on Dropbox.