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[–] 44 points 1 day ago (3 children)

The headline is: One of the private keys protecting part of the global HTTPS trust system was, according to a report from The Register published October 20, 2026, the number 4. Not a 384-bit cryptographic value. Just the digit 4.

More info here: https://tech-insider.org/emudhra-ca-private-keys-compromised-number-4-2026/

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  • [–] 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    To be precise, it was 00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:04

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