You might see that the Dropbox Community team have been busy working on some major updates to the Community itself! So, here is some info on what’s changed, what’s staying the same and what you can expect from the Dropbox Community overall.
Forum Discussion
deus_ex_machina
6 months agoExplorer | Level 3
How to protect and prevent "share attacks"
Hello all, My company has been inundated by Dropbox "share" attacks, where phishers use the Dropbox share function to bypass spam filters and get fake invoices to land in coworker's inboxes. Drop...
- 6 months ago
Hi deus_ex_machina!
I'm a product manager on the sharing team.
Thanks for reaching out! We take such issues very seriously and want to assure you that we were already aware of this situation and have taken immediate actions to address it.
Ideally, this won't happen again, but if it does, please use the "Report to Dropbox" feature on the email so we can respond promptly.
Your security is our top priority. If you encounter any further suspicious activity or have additional concerns, please do not hesitate to reach back out.
deus_ex_machina
Explorer | Level 3
Megan:
I appreciate the quick reply! It is understandable that Dropbox can't review the authenticity or intent behind every shared document, and removing that feature would negatively impact the platform.
The issue is that the attacker can quickly enumerate large lists of targets, and there is a delay between the shares being sent, and Dropbox support responding to my report. Is there any way to get Dropbox to recognize that we are a legitimate company being targeted by an active campaign, and get a more timely response to our reports?
Megan
6 months agoDropbox Staff
Hey deus_ex_machina, would you mind sharing your ticket number with me, in order to review it on our system, please?
- deus_ex_machina6 months agoExplorer | Level 3
If I post the ticket number here, is it accessible to anyone, or is there a more private way for me to send it? The ticket contains company details I would rather not post in a public forum.
- Megan6 months agoDropbox Staff
If you send us the ticket number, only Community Dropbox Staff will have access to our system, in order to review the situation & had has already been discussed there deus_ex_machina.
- deus_ex_machina6 months agoExplorer | Level 3
Thank you, the ticket number is 23864949
About Security and Permissions
Start a discussion in the Dropbox Community forum to get help with your account security and permissions. Find support from Community members.
Need more support
If you need more help you can view your support options (expected response time for an email or ticket is 24 hours), or contact us on X or Facebook.
For more info on available support options for your Dropbox plan, see this article.
If you found the answer to your question in this Community thread, please 'like' the post to say thanks and to let us know it was useful!