PC World

Cyberespionage groups are stealing digital certificates to sign malware

An increasing number of cyberespionage groups are using stolen code-signing certificates to make their hacking tools and malware look like legitimate applications. The latest example is a China-based ...
PC World

Dozens of rogue self-signed SSL certificates used to impersonate high-profile sites

Dozens of self-signed SSL certificates created to impersonate banking, e-commerce and social networking websites have been found on the Web. The certificates don’t pose a big threat to browser users, ...
Threat Post

VeriSign Revokes Certificate Used to Sign Stuxnet Malware

The digital certificate that belonging to Realtek Semiconductor that was used to sign a pair of drivers fro the new Stuxnet rootkit has been revoked by VeriSign. The certificate was revoked Friday, ...
TechRepublic

When are self-signed certificates acceptable for businesses?

When are self-signed certificates acceptable for businesses? Your email has been sent Self-signed SSL certificates are a handy tool to have at your fingertips, but using them for the wrong purpose ...
Ars Technica

HP accidentally signed malware, will revoke certificate

Hewlett-Packard has alerted some customers that it will be revoking a digital certificate used to sign a huge swath of software—including hardware drivers and other software essential to running on ...
Computerworld

Cyberespionage groups are stealing digital certificates to sign malware

An increasing number of cyberespionage groups are using stolen code-signing certificates to make their hacking tools and malware look like legitimate applications. The latest example is a China-based ...