Adobe Details

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    Adobe

    San Jose, California • 26000 employees • Technology

    Industry

    Technology

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    Adobe Inc., formerly known as Adobe Systems Incorporated, is an American multinational computer software company renowned for its various products in the creative and multimedia software fields. The company was founded in December 1982 by John Warnock and Charles Geschke, who launched Adobe after leaving Xerox PARC to develop the PostScript page description language. Throughout its history, Adobe has introduced industry-defining software products, most notably Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat Reader, and the Creative Cloud suite, which have become essential tools for professionals and hobbyists...
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    Security Incidents

    Adobe Breach of Oct 2013
    Severity Score
    Moderate to Significant

    Type

    Data Breach

    Summary

    In October 2013, Adobe experienced a significant security breach that exposed the personal information of approximately 38 million users. The breach was discovered when security researcher Brian Krebs found a 3.8GB file on a hacker's server containing Adobe customer data. The compromised data included usernames, encrypted passwords, and password hints, as well as encrypted credit card information for some users. The threat actors behind the breach were believed to be sophisticated cybercriminals, though their exact identities were not publicly confirmed. Adobe responded by notifying affected u...
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    Severity

    The Adobe data breach of October 2013 was severe as hackers stole nearly 3 million encrypted customer credit card records and login data for an undetermined number of users, making it one of the 17 biggest data breaches of the 21st century.

    Impact

    The breach impacted at least 38 million Adobe users, with hackers stealing login information and nearly 3 million credit card numbers. This breach resulted in a significant compromise of personal and financial data for a large number of individuals.

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