Warning out vs fake iTunes ‘gift certificate’ malware
Former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who tried to leave the Philippines on medical grounds while election fraud charges were being prepared against her, is well enough to leave the hospital where she was arrested, she and her doctors agree. Article source: http://ph.news.yahoo.com/warning-vs-fake-itunes-gift-certificate-malware-122805798.html View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms Gregory Evans | LinkedIn […]
F-Secure spots malware signed with real code certificate
Researchers from security vendor F-Secure have spotted a rare malicious software sample that carried a valid secure code signing certificate from a Malaysian governmental institution. A code signing certificate is a kind of digital signature that ensures the authenticity and integrity of an application to be run on a computer. Malicious software programs often present […]
Researchers spot malware using a stolen government certificate
Researchers from F-Secure have spotted a digitally signed malware using a stolen government certificate belonging to the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute. From F-Secure’s post: Every now and then we run into malware that has been signed with a code signing certificate. This is problematic, as an unsigned Windows application will produce a warning […]
Another certificate authority issues dangerous certficates
Mozilla has revoked the signing privileges of another certificate authority for issuing weak and incomplete SSL/TLS certificates. View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National Cyber Security
EFF Says At least Four Certificate Authorities Have Been Breached Since June (October 27, 2011)
According to research from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), at least four certificate authorities have been compromised since June 2011……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security Gregory Evans | LinkedIn Interview With Gregory Evans Gregory Evans Security Expert Gregory Evans on Cyber Crime
Adobe SSL Certificate Problem (fixed), (Wed, Oct 5th)
Tuesday morning, we received a number of reports from readers indicating that the SSL certificate used for “settings.adobe.com” was out of date. Initially, we had a hard time reproducing the finding. But some of our handlers in Europe were able to see the expired certificate. The expired certificate was valid from Oct 6th 2009 to […]
Google contacts Iran users after DigiNotar certificate hack
Google is directly contacting users in Iran, who may have been compromised by a rogue SSL certificate, to recommend measures to secure their accounts. While Google’s internal systems were not compromised, it is directly contacting possibly affected users and providing information on securing their accounts because its top priority is to protect the privacy and […]
Mozilla Demands Certificate Authorities Ensure Security (September 8, 2011)
Mozilla has given certificate authorities eight days to take steps to ensure that their systems are secure from attacks like the one that affected DigiNotar……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security Gregory Evans | LinkedIn Interview With Gregory Evans Gregory Evans Security Expert Gregory Evans on Cyber Crime
Mozilla Tells SSL Certificate Authorities to Shape Up
Open source browser vendor gives certificate authorities one week to prove they are secure. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
SSL Certificate Authority Recall Grows
Mozilla issues yet another Firefox update for SSL issues as certificate authority risks mount beyond DigiNotar. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security