16 September 2011

Spam relating to #DigiNotar certificates is detected | #spammers #malware #ssl

The DigiNotar hacking and subsequent trust revoke by major browsers has led to spam being detected relating to the incident.

Research by Barracuda Labs said that consumer confusion over DigiNotar certificate forgeries has resulted in spam emails being pitched directly to business customers of banks to convince them that their SSL certificate has expired.

Security researchers Dave Michmerhuizen and Luis Chapetti said that while the spam is very standard in its appearance, the message is much more dangerous.

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