Experts Find Fake SSL Certificates for Banks, ISPs, and Social Networking Sites

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Experts Find Fake SSL Certificates for Banks, ISPs, and Social Networking Sites
Topic Started: Feb 15 2014, 08:53 PM (192 Views)
Deleted User	Feb 15 2014, 08:53 PM Post #1
Deleted User	Quote: Experts Find Fake SSL Certificates for Banks, ISPs, and Social Networking Sites Netcraft has come across dozens of fake SSL certificates that are being used by cybercriminals to increase their malicious operations’ chances of success. The fake certificates are being leveraged to impersonate financial institutions, social networks, e-commerce websites, and even ISPs. Experts warn that these certificates can be utilized to carry out man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks against the customers of the targeted organizations. While certificates alone are not enough to launch an MITM attack, they’re an important first step. For an attack to be successful, cybercriminals must also find a way to connect to the victim’s network. This task is often achieved with the aid of rogue wireless access points. Netcraft has identified a fake facebook.com certificate served from a server in Ukraine, and a google.com certificate from a device in Romania. Fake SSL certificates for Russian organizations such as iQBank and payment processor QIWI have also been spotted. Customers of Apple and YouTube are also targeted. However, cybercriminals have also set their sights on GoDaddy’s POP mail server. Full story & screenshot here: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Experts-Find-Fake-SSL-Certificates-for-Banks-ISPs-and-Social-Networking-Sites-426862.shtml
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Trotsky	Feb 16 2014, 02:49 AM Post #2
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Quote: Netcraft has identified a fake facebook.com certificate served from a server in Ukraine, and a google.com certificate from a device in Romania. See what breaking up the USSR has wrought. laugh123



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