2012 — Adobe: A hacker released the names, email addresses, and…
Data compromised
Personal information
Technical writeup
A hacker released the names, email addresses, and encrypted passwords of 230 members of Adobe's company database. The hacker claimed to have access to over 150,000 records. Adobe announced that it would reset approximately 150,000 passwords of members of the Connectusers.com site.UPDATE (11/14/2012): The 230 people who were affected also had their titles, affiliated organizations, and usernames exposed. A number of those affected were associated with U.S. government agencies such as the Depar
Root cause
Hacking