EMC RSA Security division has been the victim of an APT attack that may have compromised SecurID tokens. The term APT, or advanced persistent threat, has leaped from the lexicon of a few cyber-defenders in the military to the mainstream IT lexicon. Some see APT as little more than marketing, others see it as a highly skilled, motivated and financially backed attacker who is targeting a specific organization. The threat may be more extensive than people realize, but it’s not new, says Dell SecureWorks’ Counter Threat Unit.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2127852/rsa-breach-puts-apt-back-in-the-spotlight.html