Hackers obtain counterfeit TLS certificates for Google and other large services

2026-10-06T20:51:39Z•4b841242054f225a366d278fa3216a3fa3d6490c50cade3e72066b673f818ace
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An Ars Technica security RSS digest covering major cybersecurity developments, including counterfeit TLS certificates obtained through compromised domain registries, active exploitation of a critical Zimbra flaw, AI-agent abuse and protocol risks, supply-chain and account-compromise campaigns, surveillance-camera breaches, social-engineering malware such as ClickFix, exploit kits targeting Chrome and Windows, and large-scale Microsoft patching. The feed includes both confirmed incidents and emerging research or claims; individual article details and CVE identifiers are not provided in the feed

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