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Hackers obtain counterfeit TLS certificates for Google and other large services (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 month ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

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Compromise of 3 domain registries allows hackers to walk off with unauthorized certs.

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[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child)

This sounds like a DNS side attack and not a certificate side attack...

The crypto is solid. These ccTLD admins suck.

I can't think of any reason not to issue DV certificates if...you can V the D.

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[–] abcdqfr@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Hot.

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