Certificate authority DigiCert reports data breach involving business customer info
DigiCert, a major certificate authority, disclosed a data breach in which an internal business system was unintentionally left externally accessible, allowing an unauthorized party to create an account and access business customer information.
Why this matters: Certificate authorities sit at the foundation of internet trust. DigiCert issues the credentials that tell your browser a website is legitimate. A breach involving business customer data is bad on its own. But when it happens at a company whose entire job is verifying identity and managing secure access, the gap between what they promise clients and what happened internally is worth taking seriously. Companies relying on DigiCert for certificates need to know what data was exposed and whether any credentials or account details were within reach.
Who should care: Cybersecurity · Privacy officers · Administrators
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