Another breakdown comes after the TLS keys verifications. That comes right after a massive leak. In this gigantic filtering, the keys of 23,000 HTTPS certificates have been obtained as invalid. Something that undoubtedly poses a considerable risk to security. For this reason, all certificates whose keys are on that list should cancel the SSL contract.
23,000 HTTPS certificates are canceled after filtering
Thanks to a certified HTTPS, all the data exchanged between the server and the client is encrypted. The key is one of the most critical aspects of this matter. That’s what DigiCert’s executive vice president, a certifying authority, has sent by email.
Massive filtering of HTTPS certificates
A mistake of beginner and that one comes from one of the most responsible for a company that works in this sector. They have attached to the email the keys of 23,000 HTTPS certificates. And the exciting thing is that all these keys are private. So this error is a huge problem for some 23,000 web pages around the world.
Also, at the same time, this error involves exposing the data of possibly millions of users who visit these web pages that have been affected. The worst thing is that at the moment it is unknown what kind of websites have been involved. But there could be pages that handle sensitive data from users.
So we hope to know more details in the next few hours. Also, it is the rare and severe case that 23,000 HTTPS certificates are invalid.