IP: Microsoft warns of hijacked certificates READ

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

This creates a real mess djf


>Microsoft warns of hijacked certificates
>By Robert Lemos <mailto:robert_lemos@zdnet.com>
>Special to CNET News.com
>March 22, 2001, 11:25 a.m. PT
>Two digital certificates have been mistakenly issued in Microsoft's name
>that could be used by virus writers to fool people into running harmful
>programs, the software giant warned Thursday.
>According to Microsoft, someone posing as a Microsoft employee tricked
>VeriSign, which hands out so-called digital signatures, into issuing the two
>certificates in the software giant's name on Jan. 30 and Jan. 31.
>Such certificates are critical for businesses and consumers who download
>patches, updates and other pieces of software from the Internet, because
>they verify that the software is being supplied from a particular company,
>such as Microsoft.
>
>http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5222484.html?tag=tp_pr



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