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• Malicious Java applet uses stolen certificate to run automatically

  06.03.2013

  A signed but malicious applet that will apparently fool even the latest Java 6 update has been discovered on a German online dictionary website infected by the g01pack exploit kit, warns security researcher and Metasploit contributor Eric Romang.

• Digital certificates and malware: a dangerous mix

  05.02.2013

  In the past few days we have heard several stories about major corporations getting hacked and their security systems completely bypassed.

• GitHub MitM attack orchestrated by Chinese censors?

  31.01.2013

  China-based users and visitors of GitHub, the globally popular online source code repository, have been targeted with an man-in-the-middle attack late last Friday, reports GreatFire.org, a non-profit organization that reports on the government's online censorship efforts in China.

• Fraudulent digital certificate for Google web properties used in active attacks

  03.01.2013

  A fraudulent digital certificate that could be used to spoof content, perform phishing attacks, or perform man-in-the-middle attacks against several Google web properties has been discovered by the Google Chrome Security Team.

• Adobe admits breach, will revoke compromised code signing certificate

  28.09.2012

  Adobe has confirmed that one of their build servers that has access to the Adobe code signing infrastructure has been compromised, allowing attackers to digitally sign two malicious utilities with a valid Adobe code signing certificate.

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