Adobe Hacked: Almost 3 Million Accounts Compromised

sl4shd0rk writes "Adobe Systems Inc. is expected to announce today that hackers broke into its network and stole source code for an as-yet undetermined number of software titles, including its ColdFusion Web application platform, and possibly its Acrobat family of products. The company said hackers also accessed nearly three million customer credit card records, and stole login data for an undetermined number of Adobe user accounts."

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Dayamn! Thjs is big!

[PerlPunk]

This is big news. Expect untold exploits for the Adobe technology stack to emerge out of this. If someone or some group is determined to run Adobe into the ground, they are off to a good start.

Re:Dayamn! Thjs is big!

[tech.kyle]

Expect untold exploits for the Adobe technology stack to emerge out of this.

This. This is why people should be concerned. Open source programs have their code exposed to everyone, including those with malicious intent, and are therefor "battle hardened" for security. Closed source programs live a sheltered life and having that source suddenly available means those with malicious intent can use Adobe's relatively weak source code to develop new exploits for clients. Lots of them.

Adobe is a household name that users couldn't get rid of if they wanted to. Flash, for example, is on nearly every internet-connected PC. This is a problem for everyone.