DigiNotar enquiry widens amid fears of more breaches

The investigation into the breaches we reported on last week will be widened in an effort to learn whether private data of Dutch citizens has been compromised. It's been suggested that more than 500 fake certificates have been issued, including certificates for the British SIS (better known as MI6), the Israeli Mossad, the CIA, Microsoft, Facebook, and Twitter. The massive list includes certificates that can even be used to send fake update notices for Windows updates.
The Dutch Government took over operational management of DigiNotar's systems and has already revoked every single SSL certificate, including those used for its citizens to file online tax returns. The embattled company must no... »read more

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