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Once again, the "journalists" can't be arsed to do any actual work but instead parrot what they heard. Absolutely shameful on their part. Edit: For those dow

Once again, the "journalists" can't be arsed to do any actual work but instead parrot what they heard. Absolutely shameful on their part. Edit: For those down-voting me, please explain how condemning factually incorrect "news" is bad? Thanks :-)

hug 12y ago
Which journalists? Ars Technica posted an article with the qualifying word "apparently" in the title, weasel words like "appears" in the body, contacted Dropbox for comment, had obviously tested the password reset functionality since they mention it was sluggish. Their suggestion was "reset your password anyway, and turn on 2fa". None of this seems unreasonable.
- mkal_tsr 12y ago
  Any site that published anything related to Dropbox and being hacked prior to receiving a response from Dropbox for clarification is guilty IMO. Everyone is in a rush these days to be the first with the most click-baity headline, accuracy be damned. They have zero fucks to give about the repercussions of what they publish and it is downright shameful. The more people allow weasel words to be acceptable in news, the more they're willing to accept narratives and not objectivity. I genuinely despise Dropbox, but that doesn't mean they deserve falsehoods blasted about them. We live in the disinformation era and it has and will destroy many arguments, careers, companies, and lives. Shameful.
- huskyr 12y ago
  > Which journalists? * Cnet: "Hackers hold 7 million Dropbox passwords ransom". http://www.cnet.com/news/hackers-hold-7-million-dropbox-passwords-ransom/ http://www.cnet.com/news/hackers-hold-7-million-dropbox-pass... * Engadget: "Dropbox account passwords posted online and millions more might follow" http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/14/dropbox-log-in-posted-online/ http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/14/dropbox-log-in-posted-onl... * Business Insider: "Nearly 7 Million Dropbox Passwords Have Been Hacked" http://www.businessinsider.com/dropbox-hacked-2014-10 http://www.businessinsider.com/dropbox-hacked-2014-10

hug 12y ago

Which journalists? Ars Technica posted an article with the qualifying word "apparently" in the title, weasel words like "appears" in the body, contacted Dropbox for comment, had obviously tested the password reset functionality since they mention it was sluggish. Their suggestion was "reset your password anyway, and turn on 2fa". None of this seems unreasonable.

mkal_tsr 12y ago
Any site that published anything related to Dropbox and being hacked prior to receiving a response from Dropbox for clarification is guilty IMO. Everyone is in a rush these days to be the first with the most click-baity headline, accuracy be damned. They have zero fucks to give about the repercussions of what they publish and it is downright shameful. The more people allow weasel words to be acceptable in news, the more they're willing to accept narratives and not objectivity. I genuinely despise Dropbox, but that doesn't mean they deserve falsehoods blasted about them. We live in the disinformation era and it has and will destroy many arguments, careers, companies, and lives. Shameful.
huskyr 12y ago
> Which journalists? * Cnet: "Hackers hold 7 million Dropbox passwords ransom". http://www.cnet.com/news/hackers-hold-7-million-dropbox-passwords-ransom/ http://www.cnet.com/news/hackers-hold-7-million-dropbox-pass... * Engadget: "Dropbox account passwords posted online and millions more might follow" http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/14/dropbox-log-in-posted-online/ http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/14/dropbox-log-in-posted-onl... * Business Insider: "Nearly 7 Million Dropbox Passwords Have Been Hacked" http://www.businessinsider.com/dropbox-hacked-2014-10 http://www.businessinsider.com/dropbox-hacked-2014-10