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Warning over stolen digital certificates used to attack 'Google properties'

04 January 2013 • 1 min read

Certificates wrongly issued in August 2011 revoked after being used in 'man in the middle' attacks

Digital certificates issued by an authority in Turkey are being used for "man in the middle" attacks on Google properties, according to warnings issued by both Microsoft and Google. The security...

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