Dropbox confirms privacy glitch that compromises users’ files

One of the world’s most popular file-storage companies, which has its European hub in Dublin, has confirmed a glitch in its system meant that users’ private files, including financial information, could be accessed by a third party.

Dropbox, which has its headquarters in San Francisco, allows users to access and share documents and digital content with anyone through a range of devices.

Users share links to any file or folder in their ‘dropbox’ and those links are supposed to be accessible only to people who had the link.