Tech Giants Block eMudhra Certificates After Weak Keys Are Cracked
Browser makers block eight certificates from Indian firm eMudhra after weak private keys were cracked, allowing potential domain impersonation.
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First reported by www.theregister.com, 5h 14m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
6 publishers have covered this in 8 articles since 20 Oct 2026. www.theregister.com published first, on 20 October at 22:57 UTC; CoinDesk followed 5h 14m later. The most recent article, from Latest from Tom's Hardware, appeared on 22 October at 12:30 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: CoinDesk (major outlet), www.theregister.com, Cointelegraph.com News, Hacker News, Times of India, Latest from Tom's Hardware.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- www.theregister.comIndian certification authority eMudhra’s private keys compromised – one of them was the number ‘4’
- CoinDeskA company that vouches for websites had secret keys so weak that 8 of them were cracked
- Cointelegraph.com NewsTech giants rush to block 8 eMudhra certs that could enable fake sites
- Hacker NewsEight Bits of Trust; eMudhra's CA keys cracked in milliseconds
- Times of IndiaeMudhra security breach: What it means for smartphone, internet users
- Cointelegraph.com NewsBig Tech’s eMudhra fixes may leave crypto bots exposed, CertiK warns
- www.theregister.comCertification authority eMudhra defends its laughably weak private keys
- Latest from Tom's HardwareLeaked private keys for eight CA certificates let any attacker impersonate any domain
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- A company that vouches for websites had secret keys so weak that 8 of them were cracked CoinDesk ·
- Leaked private keys for eight CA certificates let any attacker impersonate any domain Latest from Tom's Hardware
- Certification authority eMudhra defends its laughably weak private keys www.theregister.com
- Big Tech’s eMudhra fixes may leave crypto bots exposed, CertiK warns Cointelegraph.com News
- eMudhra security breach: What it means for smartphone, internet users Times of India
- Tech giants rush to block 8 eMudhra certs that could enable fake sites Cointelegraph.com News
- Indian certification authority eMudhra’s private keys compromised – one of them was the number ‘4’ www.theregister.com
- Eight Bits of Trust; eMudhra's CA keys cracked in milliseconds Hacker News