Java Exploit Signed with Digital Certificate Stolen from Texas-Based Firm
“’Cybercriminals increasingly operate in the same way legitimate businesses do; they look for the quickest and easiest means to a desired end. From Stuxnet and Flame to targeted attacks on Bit9 and Adobe, attacks leveraging digital certificates have accelerated,’ Jeff Hudson, CEO of enterprise key and certificate management (EKCM) solutions provider Venafi, told Softpedia. ‘The criminals have learned that leveraging flaws in the way trust is managed is among the fastest and most effective ways to infiltrate networks, take over machines, and inflict damage and steal data – without detection,’ Hudson added.”