Adobe Systems, which makes
software such as Photoshop, person who reads and Creative darken, on Friday
said its safety team has discovered “sophisticated attacks” on its net,
exposing financial information of its 2.9 million consumers.
“Adobe's
security team discovered distrustful activity during regular security
monitoring. Our research to date indicates that the cyber attacker removed
certain customer information between September 11 and September 17, 2013,” an
Adobe spokesperson said in an emailed response to The Hindu.
The
US-based company said investigations point to that the attackers accessed Adobe
customer IDs and encrypted passwords on their systems.
“We also
believe the attacker removed from our systems certain information relating to
2.9 million Adobe customers. This includes customer names, encrypted credit or
debit card numbers, expiration dates and other information relating to customer
orders," the spokesperson added.
