Adobe Says Hackers Accessed Data for 2.9M Customers

Adobe Systems said Thursday that hackers had accessed personal data for nearly 3 million of its customers. 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," Brad Arkin, Adobe's chief security officer wrote.

The company is in the process of notifying customers whose card information was involved in the incident, and is resetting the relevant customer passwords.

Brian Krebs, author of the respected security blog Krebs on Security, wrote that the attackers appeared to be the same