Following the news of the hack on Adobe which compromised the personal details of 2.9 million customers, security company Check Point is warning Adobe users to beware of phishing emails which may come from malicious third parties posing as Adobe to try and trick users into giving other sensitive information. The firm also advises that users update their Adobe products to reduce risk.
“Adobe has moved quickly following the breach, resetting user passwords and notifying customers. But users should be cautious about clicking on links in emails that they receive purporting to be from Adobe, no matter how authentic the emails appear to be. There’s a risk that the details compromised in the attack may be used to mount phishing attacks, to try and harvest more personal data. As source code for Adobe products has also been illegally accessed in a separate attack, users should update to the latest versions of Adobe products to reduce risk. Our 2013 security report on 900 firms worldwide found that 75% were not using the latest software versions in popular software such as Acrobat, which can lead to security vulnerabilities.”