Could someone in the know explain this in "lay person" terms? 🙏
What does it mean and how bad is it?
"The Internet goes on high alert after discovery of 8 compromised TLS certs"
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/the-internet-goes-on-high-alert-after-discovery-of-8-compromised-tls-certs/
#TLSCertificates #Internet
El Duvelle
npub18a…tsqg8
2026-10-21 09:46:51 UTC
Author Public Key
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wss://relay.ditto.pubPublished at
2026-10-21 09:46:51 UTCEvent JSON
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"content": "Could someone in the know explain this in \"lay person\" terms? 🙏\nWhat does it mean and how bad is it?\n\n\"The Internet goes on high alert after discovery of 8 compromised TLS certs\"\nhttps://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/the-internet-goes-on-high-alert-after-discovery-of-8-compromised-tls-certs/\n\n#TLSCertificates #Internet",
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