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Mcbee's avatar
Mcbee
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

I got hacked - what can I do?

My account 2 factor phone number is not mine. 
My active computer is not mine.

I rec’d an email from “no-reply” at Dropbox. 
it got a hold of all my old contacts and started sending the same type of no reply email to them. It is not sending  to my currently used contacts. 

My account was free and had not been used in over 2 years. 
I want 

to delete the account and make this stop. 
help please 

 

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II

    Mcbee wrote:

    My account 2 factor phone number is not mine.


    You'll need to contact Dropbox Support directly. Visit the Support page while you're NOT signed in to a Dropbox account, including these forums, and you'll see an option for sign in issues. It's best to use an Incognito or Private browsing session to make sure you're not signed in.

     

    • Mcbee's avatar
      Mcbee
      Explorer | Level 4

      Thank you. 
      I have contacted support and have been assigned a ticket.

      Waiting for a reply. 
      have you heard of this before? 

      • Mark's avatar
        Mark
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        Mcbee wrote:

        Thank you. 
        I have contacted support and have been assigned a ticket.

        Waiting for a reply. 
        have you heard of this before? 


        It does happen on occasion, as to an outcome, I'm not sure - nobody has ever said before. 

  • trinebracht's avatar
    trinebracht
    New member | Level 2

    My other dropbox account has been hacked. I can't log in as I can't get into that email account to see the security code either.
    Can you help me?

    • Rich's avatar
      Rich
      Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II

      trinebracht wrote:

      My other dropbox account has been hacked. I can't log in as I can't get into that email account to see the security code either.


      You'll need to contact Dropbox Support directly. Visit the Support page while you're NOT signed in to a Dropbox account, including these forums, and you'll see an option for sign in issues. It's best to use an Incognito or Private browsing session to make sure you're not signed in.

       

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