This could become a cause for worry. Google has just said that it had found out that several digital certificates for some of its domains were fake. Which means bad news for Google & those who use its products. Any browser accessing these domains via TLS (the latest security protocol) counts on a certificate in order to be sure that it’s connecting with the authentic Website & not some imposter.
Mar 23, 2015
On Friday, March 20th, we became aware of unauthorized digital certificates for several Google domains. The certificates were issued by an intermediate certificate authority apparently held by a company called MCS Holdings. This…
Google warns of unauthorized TLS certificates trusted by almost all OSes – Ars Technica
http://news.google.com Mar 24, 2015
In the latest security lapse involving the Internet’s widely used encryption system, Google said unauthorized digital certificates have been issued for …
Google security slammed by fake web certificates – ZDNet
http://news.google.com Mar 24, 2015
Google security engineer Adam Langley said the company became aware of unauthorized digital certificates being issued for several Google domains on March 20. In a blog post on Monday, the …
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