Nine valid but fraudulent certificates have been issued for major Internet sites. The certificates were issued because of a compromise at a registration authority using stolen log-in credentials for one of Comodo’s European partners. Microsoft has issued an update for Internet Explorer to mitigate the threat. Given that the attacks came from an address in Iran and the sophisticated nature of the attacks, the nation’s government may be responsible, says Comodo CEO Melih Abdulhayoglu. For most companies, the attack will be a non-event, since browser updates will render certificates invalid.”]
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