Hackers issue fake security certificates for CIA, Google

A Dutch web security firm that sells security certificates, DigiNotar, was hacked back in July and fake certificates were issued to websites such as the CIA, Google, Microsoft and Twitter. DigiNotar just acknowledged the attack last week. Now, the Dutch government has taken over the company. It's also believed that the hacker or hackers operated with the cooperation of the Iranian government.
The hackers proceeded to issue hundreds of fake security certificates for large organizations such as the CIA, Google, Microsoft and Twitter, among others, the Dutch government revealed early on Monday. The latest browsers from Microsoft, Google and Mozilla reject the certificates from DigiNotar, howeve... »read more

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