SC Magazine reports Adobe will “improve its security measures and pay nearly $1.2 million in legal fees plus $5,000 per named plaintiff” to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from a 2013 data breach. In that incident, Adobe customers’ payment card data and personal information were comprised. According to court the filing, "expert analysis concluded that although measures could have been taken to minimize or prevent the breach, there was little to no evidence that any of Adobe's customers suffered identity theft or actual damages as a result of it,” the report states, noting the settlement is now subject to the approval of U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh.
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