Hackers Steal News, Berate Prime Minister and Crack Adobe Code

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Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.

In case you missed our coverage this week in ThreatWatchNextgov’s regularly updated index of cyber breaches:

Adobe admits hackers siphoned records of 2.9 million customers and its products' source code

The goods targeted include Adobe Acrobat, ColdFusion, and the ColdFusion Builder.

Former Murdoch reporter accused of hacking computer

The ex-Sun journalist also is charged with handling a stolen mobile phone. 

Austerity opponents sock Jordanian prime minister’s website

"Hi uncle, how are you? We are sorry, we hacked your website. Are you upset? We feel much worse when you raise prices. The people know this feeling but you do not," the vandalized site stated.

ThreatWatch is a regularly updated catalog of data breaches successfully striking every sector of the globe, as reported by journalists, researchers and the victims themselves.

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