Cryptography In the News
Here are some recent news stories that relate to what we've been looking at in this unit.
Google is fighting with Symantec over encrypting the internet, Kate Conger, TechCrunch
Google takes Symantec to the woodshed for mis-issuing 30,000 HTTPS certs, Dan Goodin, Ars Technica
Google slaps Symantec for sloppy certs, slow show of SNAFUs, Simon Sharwood, The Register
Google Chrome to Distrust Symantec SSLs for Mis-issuing 30,000 EV Certificates, Swati Khandelwal, The Hacker News
Bang! SHA-1 collides at 38762cf7¬f55934b3¬4d179ae6¬a4c80cad¬ccbb7f0a, Paul Ducklin, Naked Security
Cyberespionage groups are stealing digital certificates to sign malware, Lucian Constantin, PCWorld
Attackers Stole Certificate From Foxconn to Hack Kaspersky With Duqu 2.0, Kim Zetter, WIRED
How Attackers Steal Private Keys from Digital Certificates, Hiroshi Shinotsuka, Symantec Connect
Malware is being signed with multiple digital certificates to evade detection, Val S, Symantec Connect
Microsoft Edge and IE Browsers Dropping Symantec Security Certificate Support, Kurt Mackie, Redmond
Final Warning: Last chance to replace Symantec SSL certificates, Patrick Nohe, hashedout
Mozilla Pushes Back Symantec Distrust Date, Patrick Nohe, hashedout