--- title: "68 million reasons why companies should stay away from Dropbox — ZEBR.ai" description: "For Dropbox users, this must have been alarming news: at the end of August, it emerged that hackers had attacked their accounts in 2012 and obtained login credentials for 68 million user accounts, which are now available on the Dark Web. 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The enormous number of accounts demonstrates the great popularity of Dropbox and… 15/09/2016 · 2 min read · ZEBR.ai editorial team For Dropbox users, this must have been alarming news: at the end of August, it emerged that hackers had attacked their accounts in 2012 and obtained login credentials for [68 million user accounts](http://technet.idnes.cz/dropbox-hack-unik-hesel-0vo-/sw_internet.aspx?c=A160831_160814_sw_internet_pka), which are now available on the Dark Web. The enormous number of accounts demonstrates the great popularity of Dropbox and other storage services for synchronizing and sharing files. They are simple, inexpensive and instantly available, and millions of users store their personal files, documents, images and videos on them and share them with their friends and families. However, many users also store work files on Dropbox and share them with colleagues, customers and suppliers. And that is a problem. The hacker attack on Dropbox was not the first and will probably not be the last, because Dropbox is a highly attractive target with a large amount of valuable information. While unauthorized access to personal folders is unpleasant, the situation is more serious in the case of corporate files. Stolen login credentials mean a risk of access to sensitive company information, which can lead to theft of intellectual property, disclosure of confidential information, reputational damage, loss of customers and ultimately financial losses. The conclusion is simple: public, consumer-oriented data storage and sharing services are not suitable for businesses and organizations. With the growing use of mobile devices for work purposes, companies need better-secured services that make it possible to establish a clear and transparent policy for sharing and accessing corporate documents, with monitoring and reporting capabilities. Existing solutions, whether on-premise such as [Acronis Access Advanced](https://www.zebra.cz/produkt/acronis-access-advanced/) or cloud-based such as [Acronis Files Cloud](http://www.acronis.com/en-us/provider/files-cloud/), are ready to take on this task without exposing users to the risk of an attack similar to the one that occurred at Dropbox. You and your colleagues now have 68 million more reasons to consider such solutions. 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