Researchers have discovered multiple instances of phony SSL certificates being used to impersonate financial institutions, eCommerce vendors, Internet Service Providers and social networking platforms.
SSL certificates are used to authenticate secure encrypted internet connections by binding an organization’s identity, like a bank, to the appropriate domain name, server name, or host name.
Rogue SSL certificates can be used to commit man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks that...
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Wednesday, February 12, 2014
