Hackers hit Dutch certificate authority Gemnet
Dutch certificate authority Gemnet has taken its site offline following the discovery of a system breach.
Parent company KPN said that the certificate authority had temporarily suspended its web operations following a breach which allow outside attackers to access the Gemnet web server.
KPN moved to allay fears that the hack would lead to the creation of false certificates. The company said that no systems related to the certificates themselves had been compromised in the attack and the Dutch PKIoverheid key infrastructure was not in any danger. The incident is the sthe high-profile breach to hit a Dutch certificate authority this year and the second breach at a KPN form. In November, a server breach at KPN Corporate Market forced the company to temporarily close its site.
