The hackers who broke into RSA‘s network to steal proprietary information related to its SecurID tokens used an Adobe Flash zero-day exploit to gain their initial foothold, a Gartner analyst said Friday.
Avivah Litan, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner, said in a blog post that the attackers sent low-level RSA employees emails that contained an Excel spreadsheet attachment labeled “2011 Recruitment Plan.” Continue reading »