Hackers Attacks Dutch Web Security Firm

DigiNotar, a Dutch web security firm which sells security certificates, was hacked last July. That said fake certificates were issued to several websites like the CIA, Google, Microsoft and Twitter. The firm just acknowledged the said attack last week. Now, the Dutch government overtook the company.

Its also believed that the hacker/s operated with the cooperation of the Iranian government. The hackers proceeded to issue hundreds of fake security certificates to large organizations. However, the latest browsers from Microsoft, Google and Mozilla rejected the certificates coming from DigiNotar. Other sites also did the same such as Yahoo, Facebook, Microsoft, Google, Skype, AOL, Mozilla, TorProject, and WordPress, and spy agencies like Israel’s Mossad and Britain’s MI6.

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