Google, Yahoo, Skype targeted in attack linked to Iran
Cnet: A malicious attacker that appears to be the Iranian government managed to obtain supposedly secure digital certificates that can be used to impersonate Google, Yahoo, Skype, and other major Web sites, the security company affected by the breach said today. Comodo, a Jersey City, N.J.-based firm that issues digital certificates, said the nine certificates were fraudulently obtained, including one for Microsoftâs Live.com, have already been revoked. A fraudulent certificate allows someone to impersonate the secure versions of those Web sitesâthe ones that are used when encrypted connections are enabledâin some circumstances. ...