Adobe was hacked

[Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain@aeris.net)]

Alan Litchfield said:
> Read that in the news. They haven't contacted me, so fingers crossed.

I have not been contacted either! :(

Not sure if that is good news yet ... I would much prefer a "you are okay" e-mail if I am not in trouble. But, in this day and age, companies tend *not* to send out alarming messages.  That is unfortunate.

> 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) ?

A very interesting question, indeed.

Z

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.
>
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