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Hackers stole data from VeriSign in 2010

Attackers repeatedly hacked VeriSign's network and stole information in 2010, the company revealed in a quarterly regulatory filing.

February 3rd, 2012 in Security by Elinor Mills 1 Comment 1 Vote

F-Secure finds rare digitally-signed malware

Researchers at F-Secure have uncovered a rarity — malware that is signed with a valid code-signing certificate stolen from a government.

November 15th, 2011 in Security by Elinor Mills Comment Vote

EFF finds evidence of more CAs breached

In the process of looking at how HTTPS/SSL is vulnerable, the Electronic Frontiers Foundation (EFF) has unearthed evidence showing that at least four Certificate Authorities (CAs) discovered that they were compromised in the past four months.

October 28th, 2011 in Security by Michael Lee Comment Vote

Data-stealing trojan could be Stuxnet 2.0

Malware that has identical code to the Stuxnet worm has been discovered on computer systems in Europe, and could be the precursor to the next big computer attack on critical infrastructure systems, Symantec said today.

October 19th, 2011 in Security by Elinor Mills Comment Vote

Comodo hacker claims more CA breaches

The hacker that broke into four Certificate Authorities (CAs) and vowed that more attacks would come has claimed that he now has access to several more CAs, but has ruled out Australia as a target.

September 19th, 2011 in Security by Michael Lee Comment Vote

Microsoft blacklists certificates, issues fixes

Microsoft and Adobe have released security fixes, and Microsoft blacklisted six more root certificates in the wake of a breach at DigiNotar that allowed fraudulent SSL certificates to be issued.

September 14th, 2011 in Microsoft by Suzanne Tindal Comment Vote

CA hacker plans global expansion

The hacker that compromised the Comodo, DigiNotar and StartCOM Certificate Authorities (CA), and caused GlobalSign to stop issuing certificates, has said that more attacks will come, and that he will publicly release customer data that he has collected from the hacked CAs.

September 8th, 2011 in Security by Michael Lee Comment Vote

Second firm stops issuing digital certificates

GlobalSign, which provides digital certificates used to authenticate websites, says it is investigating an Iranian hacker's claim that he compromised the company.

September 8th, 2011 in Security by Elinor Mills Comment Vote

Dutch firm linked to more fake certificates

The number of fraudulent security certificates issued by a hacked Dutch firm has ballooned from 247 to 531, and the main purpose of the attack appears to have been to spy on Iranian dissidents.

September 6th, 2011 in Security by Steven Musil Comment 1 Vote

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