http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/10/breach-at-pr-newswire-tied-to-adobe-hack/
By Brian Krebs
Krebs On Security
October 16. 2013
Earlier this year, hackers broke into the networks of marketing and press
release distribution service PR Newswire, making off with usernames and
encrypted passwords that customers use to access the company’s service and
upload news releases, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.
The stolen data was found on the same Internet servers that housed huge
troves of source code recently stolen from Adobe Systems. Inc., suggesting
the same attackers may have been responsible for both breaches. Date and
time stamps on the stolen files indicate that breach at PR Newswire
occurred on or after March 8, 2013.
Presented with a copy of the purloined data, PR Newswire confirmed
ownership of the information. The company said that later today it will
begin the process of alerting affected customers and asking them to change
their account passwords. The company says its investigation is ongoing,
but that the data appears to be related to a subset of its customers from
Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India.
In a statement being sent to customers today, PR Newswire said it is
“conducting an extensive investigation and have notified appropriate law
enforcement authorities. Based on our preliminary review, we believe
customer payment data were not compromised.”
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