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Adobe Hacked, 2.9 Million Customer Accounts Compromised
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Prepaid credit cards for the win.
This is the way to go. That and using CS3 since it doesn't hog resources and isn't subscription-based.
Maybe the hackers can release a version of Adobe Acrobat that isn't full of security holes
Hackers are good but they aren't miracle workers.
Not really. The subscription service sucks for important reasons even if Adobe can protect customers' data. The fact that it cannot protect the data just makes CC a little worse.
Why, because they're somehow unwarranted?
How exactly do you obtain Adobe products today without giving them your CC number? You can't. There is no box to buy (other then old copies of CS6). It's all digital downloads straight through Adobe's decrepit system.
When Adobe switched to CC, they effectively forced anyone who wants or needs to use their software to have a credit card. How does this not suck? In what warped universe are Adobe's actions somehow validated and/or even warranted?
-SC
And yet there's no longer any way to buy Lightroom upgrades except online. Maybe Adobe should be rolling out Secure Cloud instead of Creative Cloud.
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I've seen a number of cases where a prepaid credit card won't work for online sales. Usually related to vendors who use the "Verified by Visa" program, but also online vendors who do address verification steps, and even gas stations that do zip code verification at the pump.
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Prepaid credit cards for the win.
I've seen a number of cases where a prepaid credit card won't work for online sales. Usually related to vendors who use the "Verified by Visa" program, but also online vendors who do address verification steps, and even gas stations that do zip code verification at the pump.
Another reason for me to stick with CS6, rather than CC, shame on you Adobe. Profit before security doesn't pay off!
Unless you live off the grid in the woods and keep whatever money you have under the mattress your personal and financial info is on servers connected to the Internet and thus are susceptible to getting hacked.
This is why the Adobe subscription service sucks.
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There's a new online payment system. It's called Transmission.Prepaid credit cards for the win.
Corporate......
and customer data are sensitive and a valuable asset to every company. Good to know Adobe is working to fix the issue and I also praise Adobe for implementing measures to help and give assurance to their customers. The stolen code can be converted in "The Cheapo Suite", I guess......and that is very high level of damage for a company, that invest a good deal of resources to develop that code.
Taking the role of a conspiration theoricist, how many people pissed off by Adobe because the new "subscription" service implemented in the new CC Suite can be behind this hacker attack.....?...............
and customer data are sensitive and a valuable asset to every company. Good to know Adobe is working to fix the issue and I also praise Adobe for implementing measures to help and give assurance to their customers. The stolen code can be converted in "The Cheapo Suite", I guess......and that is very high level of damage for a company, that invest a good deal of resources to develop that code.
Taking the role of a conspiration theoricist, how many people pissed off by Adobe because the new "subscription" service implemented in the new CC Suite can be behind this hacker attack.....?.......
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I used to like Adobe a lot, really.
Now I think they are among the worst crooks around.
They hooked everyone up and now they go the SaaS route to keep everyone paying no matter what. But I'll stop explaining what you did so well. (can't beat sarcasm heh)
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Nah, it's just one of the reasons why subscription service sucks.
Why is it they don't sell through the Mac App Store?
That's easy. They want $600 for Photoshop, and the whole suite for what, a couple grand? That's not going to work on the app store.
Glad to have Pixelmator for very much cheaper. That seemed like a foolish thing a couple of years ago, but it's getting close enough now to take stock of what exactly the extra $550 is about.
Just got the e-mail. They're sending me another one.
Just got the email too...very upset about this.
Just got the email too...very upset about this.
I don't think this is limited to Creative Cloud either. I mean, I have had an Adobe ID forever and ever and ever.
Out of curiosity, why not? Adobe could sell Photoshop for $600 on the Mac App Store, and the rest of their apps can be sold for whatever each component normally sells for too. Just like Apple does with their apps, iPhoto, Pages, etc. (which used to be part of iLife and iWork back in the day).
If Autodesk can sell stuff like AutoCAD LT for $900 or so, it seems like the App Store would work for Adobe too, as long as none of the individual apps cost more than $1,000.
Agreed that Pixelmator and similar apps make Photoshop a difficult value proposition unless you really really need all of Photoshop's features.
The conspiracy side of me thinks that this is all a ruse. They will now have an excuse to remove access to all the old downloadable applications before subscriptions came to be.
Maybe it's just that I don't trust them and their snake oil ways.
Maybe it's just that I don't trust them and their snake oil ways.
How long until we see "Account hacking insurance" being pushed everywhere
"Have you had your online account compromised, then call claims direct now. Our legally trained professionals will help you get the compensation you deserve. We'll hunt down the hacker and supply them to you for a good beating, and we'll even re-encrypt your password...free of charge!"
"Have you had your online account compromised, then call claims direct now. Our legally trained professionals will help you get the compensation you deserve. We'll hunt down the hacker and supply them to you for a good beating, and we'll even re-encrypt your password...free of charge!"