[Hidden-tech] Adobe Security Alert

[Greg Perham]

Hi Lynne,

Adobe was seriously hacked recently. The hackers got names, emails, phone numbers, addresses, credit card #s. Changing your Adobe password is of course necessary, and any other accounts if you used the same password on another service. Of course, I wouldn't necessarily trust the links in any email that recommends changing a password.

The best piece of advice I've heard for avoiding trouble with stolen CC #s is to always use actual CCs and not debit cards, because replacing them and reversing fraudulent charges is easier and less damaging than a hit to your bank account.

Say, Rudié seems uncommon enough a name that I wonder if you are a relation of my friend Emma I met through dance while she was at UMass.

Do you do websites and logos? As a web developer, I have occasional need of a designer for client projects. I'm also very actively looking for work building and hosting websites, if you happen to need those services. :)

Greg


Greg Perham
Swing Graphics | Swing Hosting
PO Box 1436
Northampton, MA 01061
greg at swinggraphics.com
413 570-0881

On Oct 21, 2013, at 8:16 PM, Lynne Rudié wrote:

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> Hello Hidden-Techies
> 	Did anyone else receive notification of a security alert from Adobe? I got a letter in today's mail saying they were notifying me of "an incident that involved information about me." I tried calling their support number to get more information, but the wait time was more than 2 hours so I went to the web link and read the FAQ page about it. It's hard for me to tell exactly what happened or how serious it is. 
> 	I changed my adobe password, as they recommended. Is there something else I should do? On a scale of 1 to 10, how worried should I be?
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> 	So, I guess this "incident" is an addendum to our recent thread about how awful the sign-up procedure is for Creative Cloud. 
> 	Thanks, as always, for any info or advice you might have. 
> 	Lynne
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> Lynne Rudié
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