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Microsoft rides to Dell's rescue, wrecks rogue root certificate

posted onNovember 27, 2015
by l33tdawg

Microsoft has killed Dell's user-pwning root certificate and its self-reinstalling .dll with its antivirus Defender tool.

The certificate is a big blunder because it opens a universal means for attackers on public networks to hose new Dell laptops.

That's because bright minds planted a self-signed certificate and private key on new laptops which allows attackers on public WiFi to steal otherwise encrypted usernames, passwords, and other sensitive data.

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