The private keys of eight eMudhra intermediate CA certificates have been compromised, potentially affecting the trust chain of major tech companies and root programs.
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The private keys of eight eMudhra intermediate CA certificates have been compromised, potentially affecting the trust chain of major tech companies and root programs.
Parent: CybersecurityEntity: eMudhra Intermediate CA CertificatesImpact: negativeDate: Oct 20, 2026 - Oct 21, 2026Target: The security of digital trust systems
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Oh my this is bad. The private keys of eight eMudhra intermediate CA certificates have been compromised. They chain to roots trusted by the Mozilla, Microsoft, Apple and Chrome root programs and by many downstream trust stores.
eMudhra Intermediate CA Compromise
https://emudhra.we-have-a-problem.com/
166 boosts · 147 favs · 6 replies · Oct 20, 2026
The private keys of eight eMudhra intermediate CA certificates have been compromised. They chain to roots trusted by the Mozilla, Microsoft, Apple and Chrome root programs and by many downstream trust stores.
An attacker with the private key of any of the compromised intermediate CAs could impersonate any website or service.
Translation - breaking encryption.
https://emudhra.we-have-a-problem.com/
170 boosts · 142 favs · 15 replies · Oct 20, 2026
You know shit's serious when posted from "we-have-a-problem.com".
> "eMudhra Intermediate CA Compromise"
> "The private keys of eight eMudhra intermediate CA certificates have been compromised. They chain to roots trusted by the Mozilla, Microsoft, Apple and Chrome root programs and by many downstream trust stores."
https://emudhra.we-have-a-problem.com
#security
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#security
Just a kind PSA, make sure ypu apply your updates and check to see your browser is patched.
> The private keys of eight eMudhra intermediate CA certificates have been compromised. They chain to roots trusted by the Mozilla, Microsoft, Apple and Chrome root programs and by many downstream trust stores. Update your browsers & ca-certificates packages immediately! https://emudhra.we-have-a-problem.com/
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Oct 21, 2026