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Mozilla, Google, Apple block compromised eMudhra CA certificates

Certificate authority eMudhra revoked eight compromised intermediate certificates after researchers found their private keys were so weak that anyone could recover them almost instantly and use them to forge trusted certificates for…

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eMudhra revoked eight intermediate certificates after researchers discovered that their private keys were so weak they could be recovered almost instantly, enabling anyone to forge trusted certificates for legitimate sites. The compromised certificates were trusted by major browsers and operating systems, creating a risk that attackers could impersonate legitimate websites and intercept encrypted communications. The revocation removes the vulnerable certificates from trust stores, aiming to prevent further misuse.

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