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Adobe Breach: Was Source Code Real Target?

Oct 9, 2013
1 minute read

dobe is warning users about a massive breach of its systems that exposed both source code and user account information.

Adobe Chief Security Officer Brad Arkin reported in an Adobe blog post that his company was breached with attackers gaining access to Adobe customer IDs.

“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 stated. “At this time, we do not believe the attackers removed decrypted credit or debit card numbers from our systems.”

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Adobe Breach: Was Source Code Real Target?

Sean Michael Kerner is a senior editor at InternetNews.com. Follow him on Twitter @TechJournalist.

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