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Let's Encrypt has suspended all certificate issuance due to a potential security incident.

CybersecurityTechnologyMay 8, 2026score 1.762 posts · 89 replies across 1 instances
The thread discusses the shutdown of Let's Encrypt's certificate issuance due to a potential incident, raising concerns about security and service reliability.

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Let's Encrypt has suspended all certificate issuance due to a potential security incident.
Parent: CybersecurityEntity: Let's EncryptImpact: negativeDate: May 8, 2026Target: Let's Encrypt's suspension of certificate issuance

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@[email protected]
"We have been made aware of a potential incident and are shutting down all issuance." 😬 https://letsencrypt.status.io/
81 boosts · 84 favs · 8 replies · May 8, 2026
@[email protected]
According to https://letsencrypt.status.io/ "Stopping Issuance for Potential Incident - We have been made aware of a potential incident and are shutting down all issuance." Does that uh, happen often or? #letsencrypt #webdev #infosec
15 boosts · 0 favs · 1 replies · May 8, 2026
#infosec#webdev#letsencrypt
@[email protected]
Goodbye #letsencrypt? At least for now. "We have been made aware of a potential incident and are shutting down all issuance." https://letsencrypt.status.io/ #ssl #tls
6 boosts · 0 favs · 1 replies · May 8, 2026
#letsencrypt#ssl#tls