The Worst Security Hack Ever

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The Worst Security Hack Ever

Breach Extends Beyond the Victimized Company

Hackers at their best yet! They stole the private key of trusted digital certificate issuer to fool internet website visitors.

“The Worst Security Hack Ever” sent some chills down my spine simply because it spanned beyond the usual territory of the victim’s environment. Now the long arm of the breach effect, like an octopus, is threatening the very trust of the e world. The far reaching impact of the hackers’ success is that the foundation of INFOSEC – confidentiality, integrity and availability – is being shaken to its roots. That the hackers could break into DigiNotar’s computers is nothing novel, but the sophistication of the hacker’s operation and the carefully selected extended victims (the CIA, British and Israeli intelligence services, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, Wordpress, and Equifax) according to preliminary audit, makes it scary.   

 The question that remains is whether the perpetrators will ever be brought to justice. And how long will it take, and at what cost, to deter another disaster of DigiNotar’s magnitude. Especially disheartening at this juncture is that other hackers have been emboldened by the success of DigiNotar attackers. The hackers have gained global publicity by bringing DigiNotar to its knees. So, what and who is next?

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