Posted by Virus Bulletin on Sep 20, 2011
Browsers and operating systems had already revoked trust in Dutch CA.
Dutch certificate authority Diginotar was declared bankrupt by a Dutch court this morning.
Diginotar made the news earlier this month when a large number of rogue certificates signed by the CA were discovered. The certificates were generated by a hacker, possibly acting on behalf of the Iranian government, who had gained access to Diginotar's systems. Investigations by the Dutch government, which used the CA for many of its websites and services, showed a large number of basic flaws in the company's security.
Most browsers and operating systems have since released updates removing Diginotar from their lists of trusted certificates. VASCO Data Security, which acquired Diginotar in January 2011, saw little option but to file for voluntary bankruptcy at a Dutch district court. This was granted on Tuesday.
More at RTT news here, with VASCO's press release here.
Posted on 20 September 2011 by Virus Bulletin
