Hacker attacks force DigiNotar to bankruptcy

REUTERS – VASCO Data Security International Inc said its Netherlands-based unit DigiNotar BV filed for voluntary bankruptcy under Article 4 of the Dutch Bankruptcy Act, after hackers stole security certificates. The court declared DigiNotar bankrupt and appointed a bankruptcy trustee and a judge to manage its affairs as it proceeds…

read more

DigiNotar hacker vows to use more fake certificates

A hacker known as Comodohacker has taken responsibility for the recent attack against Dutch certificate authority DigiNotar and is now threatening to release fake security certificates for other companies that he has hacked. Beyond issuing a phony certificate for Google.com, DigiNotar has admitted that the attack actually caused the company…

read more

Apple patches OS X for DigiNotar threat

Apple is rolling out an OS X patch to deal with the DigiNotar fiasco following criticism last week about their slow response to the security threat posed by a hacker stealing SSL (secure socket layer) certificates. Apple announced the patch in a security update bulletin. “Fraudulent certificates were issued by…

read more