The news about Adobe’s embarrassing security breach appears to be getting worse. After initially reporting in early October that hackers had compromised the account information of 3 million customers, Adobe revealed late last month that the total was actually 38 million. Now that the compromised information has appeared online, however, researchers estimate that the number of affected accounts may be even worse: 150 million, potentially making it one of the largest digital security breaches in history.
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The hacked database information, distributed to various criminal websites and distribution areas, reportedly weighs in at over 10 GB when uncompressed, and lists 150 million entries. Researchers admit that the true number may be lower, however, as the list undoubtedly contains many thousands (if not millions) of inactive, invalid, or test accounts.
Despite this recent development, Adobe is sticking with its revised estimate of 38 million accounts, and the company claims to have by now contacted all affected users. The company also claims that there is as yet no indication that unauthorized activity related to the breach has taken place, although the scope of the event could have lasting repercussions for years to come.
Those curious about whether their account was involved in the breach can visit an account tool set up by LastPass to test their email address against the hacked database information.
