US Adobe 2012 Hacking (Q12929)
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A data breach risk event
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US Adobe 2012 Hacking
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A data breach risk event
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January 2012
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Adobe pulls down the forum for its video conferencing service, Adobe Connect after a hacker breached its security and leaked information, including password hashes, on 150,000 users. Adobe pulled down a forum for users of its video conferencing service, Adobe Connect, after a hacker successfully compromised the server and downloaded information on its 150,000 members. The information taken from the server included each members name, username, company, title and email address as well as the hashed version of their password. In a statement posted to Pastebin on Nov. 13, the hackerwho claimed to be Egyptiansaid that he would publicly post only the information for Adobe employees and users that work for the U.S. Department of Defense or other government agencies. (English)
