Reset mine so if you have an account with Adobe best to do the same.
Harry
I'm surprised that there hasn't been more comment but perhaps a lot of us out there are just thinking "Phew, I'm glad I've kept well clear of Adobe's products in recent years"Ray[/quoteCynic]
Trouble is if it can happen to Adobe, it can probably happen to the rest of them.
Nothings ever 100% guaranteed, but this event seems more serious than the majority of hacking incidents - it's not "just" a case of user details and passwords being hacked, but apparently large chunks of source code which could make it far easier for malware to be infected into your computer. I can't believe that the recent move by Adobe into "renting" the software, with automatic internet updates can do any other than exacerbate their problems.
Adobe also revealed that it was investigating the "illegal access" of source code for numerous products, including Adobe Acrobat and ColdFusion."We deeply regret that this incident occurred," said Brad Arkin, Adobe's chief security officer."Based on our findings to date, we are not aware of any specific increased risk to customers as a result of this incident," he said.
But Chester Wisniewski, senior adviser at internet security company Sophos, told the BBC: "Access to the source code could be very serious."Billions of computers around the world use Adobe software, so if hackers manage to embed malicious code in official-looking software updates they could potentially take control of millions of machines.
"This is on the same level as a Microsoft security breach," he added.
Now the messages from Brad Arkin and Chester Wisniewski seem to be starkly different. Since Brad Arkin has a vested interest in damage limitation, then with no other information to base conclusions, I'm inclined to be highly sceptical of the Adobe company line - it smacks of potentially dangerous complacency.
Looks as if I was right to be "highly sceptical of the Adobe company line " - see
Problems can happen at any company, but what's important is how they're dealt with. It seems that the main interest Adobe has is trying to cover things up, not do the right thing. It remains to be seen if the problems for Adobe are going to get even worse.
With all the criticism they got after the latest launch, and now this, they are going to have to have a major shake-up. I don't see my next system being based around Adobe software!