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Corporate Mainstay SecureID Suffers a Sophisticated Security Breach

by Terrence O'Brien on March 18, 2011 at 12:30 PM

SecureID Tokens
RSA, the company behind the tiny SecureID tokens that have been a mainstay of corporate and government offices for decades, suffered a major security breach on Thursday, which could have compromised many of the company's products. For those unfamiliar with SecureID, it's a multi-factor identification system that requires users to enter a constantly changing key displayed on a token unique to that user. The company gave few details about the breach, saying only that it was "extremely sophisticated" and that the hacker (or hackers) successfully stole data that could compromise the effectiveness of its security products. Though there is no evidence that the information gathered has been put to use yet, the company speculated it could be used in a broader attack against its customers and systems.

In a statement, RSA chairman Art Coviello assured customers that only SecureID products were affected by the attack, and that the company was working swiftly to defend against future attacks and minimize any impact from the compromised data.

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