Although Trustwave revoked a certificate allowing a company to eavesdrop on users, Mozilla's community wants the CA removed as a trusted authority
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Report Reveals VeriSign Was Repeatedly Hacked In 2010
Quarterly report from last November reveals that the network infrastructure provider was hacked and had data stolen multiple times in 2010
T-Mobile Admits Firmware Error Led To Email Mistake
T-Mobile has admitted a configuration mistake led to disruption to secure emails from some customer's mobile phones
Wikileaks Delays Online Submission System
Security fears over SSL prompt Wikileaks to delay the launch of its online submission system
KPN Uncovers SSL Security Breach
KPN has stopped issuing SSL security certificates while it investigates a four-year-old intrusion into its web server
Hacker Tool Targets SSL Flaw
A hacker tool is able to bring down SSL servers using a laptop and a standard Internet connection
Stronger Business Processes Will Improve SSL Market
Symantec says there is nothing wrong with the SSL system but CAs need to improve their security
ComodoHacker Declares Private Cyber-War
The DigiNotar and Comodo SSL certificate hacker has declared his manifesto to rid Iran of dissidents
Adobe Revokes DigiNotar Certs, Issues 13 Patches
Alongside patches for vulnerabilities in Reader and Acrobat, Adobe has removed DigiNotar as a trusted CA
GlobalSign Resumes SSL Certificate Operations
GlobalSign has begun issuing new SSL certificates following its investigation of a hacking claim
Symantec Cloud Service Guards SSL Certificates
Symantec's Certificate Intelligence Centre manages SSL certificates, from any issuing authority
Apple Finally Reacts To DigiNotar Hack
Apple arrives late to the party with an update protecting users from fraudulent DigitNotar SSL certificates
DigiNotar Learns A Breach Of Trust Is Hard To Mend
DigiNotar's SSL certificate leak seems to be worse than first thought and trust once broken may never be mended, says Eric Doyle
Gmail Users Targeted By False SSL Certificate
For five weeks now Google users have been targeted by hackers using a forged SSL certificate
Poor SSL Setups Leave Websites Open To Attack
Organisations are transmitting sensitive data without any security due to improper SSL configuration
Black Hat Conference Highlights SSL Trust Issues
Underscoring questions around SSL, a researcher showed a Firefox add-on that bypasses SSL certification
Another Certificate Authority Compromised Online
The fifth certificate authority to be hacked this year, StartSSL has suspended its free SSL offer indefinitely
Lone Iranian Claims Responsibility For SSL Hack
A message claims a lone, patriotic Iranian hacker carried out the recent Comodo SSL theft for patriotic reasons
Why Egypt Needs Facebook’s Privacy Protection
Facebook's moves to protect privacy with SSL authentication could be vital to political activists around the world, says Peter Judge