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attack awareness
About this tag
The attack awareness tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about security vulnerabilities and threats that could lead to spoofing, phishing, or man-in-the-middle attacks. Content includes advisories about inadvertently disclosed digital certificates, such as those from Dell Inc., which could allow attackers to impersonate domains or sign malicious code. These issues affect supported releases of Microsoft Windows, and the tag focuses on raising awareness of potential attack vectors and mitigation steps. Users can find information about certificate-related risks and Microsoft's responses to such security concerns.
Revision Note: V1.0 (November 30, 2015): Advisory published.
Summary: Microsoft is aware of unconstrained digital certificates from Dell Inc. for which the private keys were inadvertently disclosed. One of these unconstrained certificates could be used to issue other certificates, impersonate...