Stolen SSL certificates helped hack more than a hundred websites.

Attacks on Dutch government websites were carried out using hacked SSL certificates issued by DigiNotar. Experts discovered that these attacks were carried out by Iranian hackers. Dutch authorities are preparing to sue DigiNotar, as it turns out the company's computers were not updated and lacked antivirus software.

Let us recall that at the end of Augustit became knownAbout hacking SSL certificates for Google services.

The hacked certificate was issued by DigiNotar. Hackers managed to steal a large number of security certificates and spy on 300,000 internet users, primarily in Iran.

In addition, hackers created a number of certificates for accessing websites from Microsoft, AOL, Google, the CIA, and MI6.