Adobe was hacked

[Alan T Litchfield]

Thanks.

Read that in the news. They haven't contacted me, so fingers crossed.

umm, is this a good time to bring up the new subscription licensing  
model and its inherent weaknesses (or should I say the increased  
threat of harm through attack and incompetent data management  
practices) ?

Alan

On 5/10/2013, at 4:44 AM, Tammy Van Boening wrote:

> All,
>
>
> I am sure that some of you have might have already seen this on  
> MSNBC or the like today, but for those of you who have not - Adobe  
> was hacked over two weeks ago and they are just now sending out the  
> announcement to affected and possibly affected customers. Over 3  
> million accounts were impacted. You can google the topic and find  
> many in depth articles about the situation.
>
> I figured that this might be some helpful information for those of  
> you who weren't yet made aware of the situation.
>
> TVB
>
>
>
> Important Customer Security Alert
>
> Read online
>
> Important Customer Security Alert
> To view this message in a language other than English, please click  
> here.
>
> We recently discovered that attackers illegally entered our network.  
> The attackers may have obtained access to your Adobe ID and  
> encrypted password. We currently have no indication that there has  
> been unauthorized activity on your account. If you have placed an  
> order with us, information such as your name, encrypted payment card  
> number, and card expiration date also may have been accessed. We do  
> not believe any decrypted card numbers were removed from our systems.
>
> To prevent unauthorized access to your account, we have reset your  
> password. Please visitwww.adobe.com/go/passwordreset to create a new  
> password. We recommend that you also change your password on any  
> website where you use the same user ID or password. As always,  
> please be cautious when responding to any email seeking your  
> personal information.
>
> We also recommend that you monitor your account for incidents of  
> fraud and identity theft, including regularly reviewing your account  
> statements and monitoring credit reports. If you discover any  
> suspicious or unusual activity on your account or suspect identity  
> theft or fraud, you should report it immediately to your bank. You  
> will be receiving a letter from us shortly that provides more  
> information on this matter.
>
> We deeply regret any inconvenience this may cause you. We value the  
> trust of our customers and we will work aggressively to prevent  
> these types of events from occurring in the future. If you have  
> questions, you can learn more by visiting our Customer Alert page,  
> which you will find here.
> Adobe Customer Care
> Adobe, the Adobe logo and Adobe PDF logo are either registered  
> trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United  
> States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property  
> of their respective owners.
>
> ©2013 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.
>
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