Hi all,
This news is a bit old but I wanted to share it anyway.
Adobe recently lost 150 million customer records. If you've EVER set up
an account on their website, downloaded anything like Adobe Digital
Editions or other software, or EVER bought anything from them directly,
you're probably affected.
Lastpass has posted a page where you can enter your email address and
see if you were affected.
https://lastpass.com/adobe/
I'm sure there are many other resources related to the subject.
I was affected. That email address is obsolete, but now I'm having to
jump through hoops and check my lastpass database to make sure that
password is no longer in use anywhere. I'm also having to harass Adobe
customer service to try to determine if I ever had a credit card
attached to the account and which one, if any that was, all the while,
explaining that I have a different email address now.
Here's a quote from the blurb on the Lastpass website:
<quote on>
Adobe Has Been Hacked!
Adobe has confirmed that hackers infiltrated their network and stole
millions of customer emails and encrypted passwords. They have further
acknowledged that your password hint, name, encrypted credit card
number, card expiration date, and other confidential information may
also have been leaked. An analysis of the hack by Paul Ducklin of Sophos
states that 150 million users have been affected and that the encryption
methods used to protect customer data are extremely weak.
<quote off>
I find this infuriating. Now I have to spend days reviewing my security
and finances because they couldn't figure out how to do things right.
Anyway, hope the info is helpful.
Sincerely,
Ron
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mailing lists and such. I don't always see new email messages very quickly.)
Ron Frazier
770-205-9422 (O) Leave a message.
linuxdude AT techstarship.com
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