Eight compromised TLS certificates put the internet on high alert

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEight compromised encryption certificates have put the internet on high alert, Ars Technica reports, and anyone holding these keys could mint credentials for any website.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIt's the little padlock in your browser, Hank. The one that says this bank is really your bank.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNow somebody could print that padlock at home.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the padlock can lie.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorBeautifully. And to prove the keys were real, the researcher signed a message with all eight: We have a problem here, Wayne.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThat's according to The CyberSec Guru.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEight signatures on a note that says there's a problem. Most polite alarm I've ever heard.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd the browsers moved quickly. Chrome blocked them on October seventeenth, Apple followed on the nineteenth, and Microsoft on the twentieth.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorEvery website you've ever trusted, Hank, was one bad afternoon from being a stranger.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHashtag Wayne.