Adobe Data Breach Affects 38 Million — Not 3 Million, as Reported

In early October, Adobe announced that 2.9 million customers were hit in a major data breach. As it turns out, the breach went much further, affecting 38 million users, according to a report from Naked Security.

The attackers gained access to users' customer IDs, names, encrypted passwords, encrypted debit and credit card numbers and other personal data

"So far, our investigation has confirmed that the attackers obtained access to Adobe IDs and (what were at the time valid), encrypted passwords for approximately 38 million active users," said Adobe spokesperson Heather Edell Read more...