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12 Rogue Certificates for Cloudflare’s DNS Raise Global Security Alarm

September 6, 2025 by Edward Silha

Cartoon-style illustration of a giant padlock labeled “1.1.1.1 DNS” with broken certificate chains, symbolizing compromised trustOn Wednesday, researchers uncovered three improperly issued TLS certificates for Cloudflare’s 1.1.1.1 DNS service, encrypted DNS lookup used by millions. The concern was clear: anyone with those credentials could impersonate Cloudflare’s resolver, decrypt user traffic, or redirect queries to malicious sites.

Further investigation revealed the breach was worse than initially thought. Cloudflare confirmed that Fina CA—a Microsoft‑trusted certificate authority, had in fact issued a total of twelve unauthorized certificates for 1.1.1.1 since February 2024. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog, Cybersecurity, Tech In General Tagged With: 1.1.1.1, CA accountability, certificate authority, certificate mis-issuance, Certificate Transparency, Cloudflare, DNS over HTTPS, DNS over TLS, DNS security, encryption, Fina CA, internet trust, Microsoft root store, Microsoft trust, PKI, TLS certificates, TLS mis-issuance, web security

Congress Fast-Tracks Controversial Anti-NCII Law, But Privacy Advocates Warn of Blowback

April 29, 2025 by Edward Silha

A bill designed to curb the spread of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII), whether real or AI-generated, is on the brink of becoming law. Known as the Take It Down Act, the legislation commands online platforms to delete such material within 48 hours of being notified by victims. It’s expected to clear the House of Representatives and head swiftly to the White House, where President Donald Trump has pledged to sign it into law, aligning with First Lady Melania Trump’s strong support.

Backed by survivors of digital abuse—many of them minors—the law has stirred intense emotion and urgency on Capitol Hill. Their advocacy spotlighted the devastating impact of fake sexual content and revenge porn, which can proliferate across the internet in minutes, leaving permanent scars on victims. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog, Tech In General Tagged With: deepfake legislation, digital privacy, Donald Trump, Electronic Frontier Foundation, encryption, free speech, NCII, online censorship, Take It Down Act, tech regulation

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