Google, Apple and Mozilla block eight eMudhra certificates over easily recovered private keys

Google, Apple and Mozilla blocked eight digital certificates issued by Indian firm eMudhra.
A researcher Wayne found the private keys behind them could be recovered in under a second.
That could have let attackers create fake certificates and make fraudulent sites look genuine.
Users should update their browsers and operating systems to stay protected from the flaw.

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