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This was DigiNotar. The breach generated around 50 certificates, including certificates for Google, Microsoft, MI6, the CIA, TOR, Mossad, Skype, Twitter, Facebo
by 9Ljdg6p8ZSzejt 1y ago
This was DigiNotar. The breach generated around 50 certificates, including certificates for Google, Microsoft, MI6, the CIA, TOR, Mossad, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Thawte, VeriSign, and Comodo.
Here is a nice writeup for that breach: https://www.securityweek.com/hacker-had-total-control-over-diginotar-servers-report/ https://www.securityweek.com/hacker-had-total-control-over-d...
- 9Ljdg6p8ZSzejt 1y agoEdits: I believe this is what you were referring to. It was around 500, not 50. Dropped a 0.
- codethief 1y agoI do remember that breach but that was before Snowden. I'm relatively sure Snowden published some document about the NSA trying to undermine CAs, too.