The computer software
company Adobe has been hacked, potentially
compromising the data of 2.9 million customers, the company revealed on
Thursday.
Adobe said
"sophisticated attacks" had been carried out "very
recently".
"Our investigation currently indicates that the attackers
accessed Adobe customer IDs and encrypted passwords on our systems," said Brad Arkin, chief security officer at
Adobe.
"We also believe the
attackers removed from our systems certain information relating to 2.9 million
Adobe customers, including customer names, encrypted credit or debit card
numbers, expiration dates, and other information relating to customer
orders."
Arkin said he did not
believe the attackers had removed decrypted credit or debit card numbers from
its systems.
"We deeply regret
that this incident occurred," he said. Arkin did not specify the level of
encryption of the data stolen.
It has reset passwords on
customers' accounts and recommended that customers change their passwords on
any other website where they used the same code. Customers whose credit and
debit card information will be notified by Adobe, it said, and the company has
also alerted federal law enforcement.
Adobe also said it would
give affected customers the option of enrolling in a one-year complimentary
credit monitoring membership.
In a separate statement posted on Wednesday, Adobe said there
had also been an illegal access of its source code for Adobe Acrobat,
ColdFusion and other software. It said it was "not aware of any specific increased risk to
customers" as a
result of the breach.
Source: Theguardian
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