Dark Web Intel: 208,772 Credentials From the SendToDropbox Breach

HEROIC found the SendToDropbox Database breach dated April 2024, exposing 208,772 records including email addresses from SendToDropbox, a service that enables users to email files directly to their Dropbox accounts.

Why the SendToDropbox Breach Is Dangerous

Email addresses from a cloud file transfer service are valuable to criminals for targeted phishing and social engineering campaigns. Attackers impersonate SendToDropbox or Dropbox itself, sending fake login alerts or malicious file-sharing invitations to known users. These addresses are also used in credential stuffing attacks against Dropbox and other cloud storage platforms where victims likely have accounts.

What Was Exposed in the SendToDropbox Leak

• Email addresses

Why This SendToDropbox Data Puts You at Risk

Even email addresses alone enable identity theft, phishing, and account takeover. Criminals use emails to attempt password resets, launch targeted phishing campaigns, and build comprehensive profiles by cross-referencing with other leaked datasets. Users of file transfer and cloud storage services are particularly valuable targets, as attackers assume they store sensitive documents and business data in linked accounts.

How Database Breaches Work

Database breaches occur when attackers exploit vulnerabilities such as SQL injection or misconfigured servers to extract user records directly from a site's backend database. Once inside, they can download millions of records in minutes. The stolen data is then packaged and sold or shared across criminal forums and dark web marketplaces.

Check If Your Data Was Exposed

HEROIC operates one of the world's largest breach databases, covering more than 400 billion leaked records. Use HEROIC's free breach scanner to check if your email address or credentials appeared in the SendToDropbox leak or thousands of other breaches in our database.