Adobe on Thursday announced what has become depressingly familiar news to consumers and security experts: It has been hacked, and on a large scale. “Very recently, Adobe’s security team discovered sophisticated attacks on our network, involving the illegal access of customer information as well as source code for numerous Adobe products,” said Brad Arkin, the company’s chief security officer. The attackers removed information relating to 2.9 million Adobe customers, including their names, encrypted credit or debit card numbers and expiration dates.
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Hackers Purloin 2.9M Adobe Customers' Data
Posted by: Erika Morphy October 4, 2013 03:12 PMAdobe on Thursday announced what has become depressingly familiar news to consumers and security experts: It has been hacked, and on a large scale. “Very recently, Adobe’s security team discovered sophisticated attacks on our network, involving the illegal access of customer information as well as source code for numerous Adobe products,” said Brad Arkin, the company’s chief security officer. The attackers removed information relating to 2.9 million Adobe customers, including their names, encrypted credit or debit card numbers and expiration dates.