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Researchers found that eight digital certificates issued by eMudhra had weak secret keys that could be easily exploited.
Summary
Browser companies like Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Mozilla responded by blocking these certificates rapidly. eMudhra explained that a flaw during the creation process led to the publication of the weak keys. Importantly, no evidence suggests these weak keys were used in actual attacks so far.
This is a brief wire summary, the full story (linked below) has the complete details.
KazaSec's take
Incidents like this rarely start with the headline event itself, they usually trace back to an exposed remote-access endpoint, an unpatched perimeter system, or a credential phished weeks earlier. The organizations that recover fastest are the ones that tested their defenses and their incident response plan before they needed them.
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