Security researcher Graham Cluley said that many cloud storage services offer a method to let users share links to files and folders with others. 'We realize that many of your workflows depend on shared links, and we apologize for the inconvenience,' Dropbox said. Dropbox business customers also have the option of restricting shared link access for their employees. In the meantime, users can re-create any shared links that have been turned off. 'We're working to restore links that aren't susceptible to this vulnerability over the next few days,' Dropbox said. The company also rolled out a patch to prevent shared links from being exposed in the future. Intralinks said it inadvertently discovered sensitive files stored by Dropbox and Box users, including tax returns, bank records, mortgage applications, and business plans.ĭropbox said is not aware of any actual abuse of the bug, but has disabled access to links that have been previously shared as a precaution. The bug, which was first exposed (Opens in a new window) by competitor Intralinks and is also said to affect cloud storage service Box, centers around the sharing function that lets users generate a public link for files and folders in their account.

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