Hacker Monitor 300 000 Gmail users in Iran

A total of 300 thousand users Google email service (Gmail) in Iran must accept the fact that during this communication may be spied upon by a hacker or hackers. This is because they use fake security certificate that has been designed by hackers.

Previously, users of Gmail use security certificates from the Netherlands, issued by Diginotar. However, since July 2011 Diginotar site hackers attacked and caused 333 false security certificates could spread to various sites.

Safety certificate issued Diginotar should ensure communications made by users of a website. With the certificate, especially visitors email users will feel safe because he did the communication can not be seen by others. However, since Diginotar attacked by hackers, the entire communication from 300 thousand Gmail users in Iran to be vulnerable.

Report violations committed hackers discovered by Fox-IT, which then publishes its report on September 5. Fox-IT report indicates that the hackers were able to access the internal system for a month before DigiNotar take action.

DigiNotar has asked the Dutch government to help restore the attack. Behind it, Google and many other companies have issued updates to ensure that false certificates could no longer be used in email service.

DigiNotar is the second security certificate companies who are victims of hackers. In March 2011, Comodo also experienced the same thing. There is evidence that the same hackers were behind the attack. Messages sent hackers through a site stating that they have also mastered other manufacturers' Web sites security certificate.

Previously, the Dutch government has also started an investigation to determine whether personal data of Dutch citizens such file income tax returns have also been monitored hackers. Vincent van Steen, spokesman for the Dutch Foreign Minister, said that the ministry was working to learn more about how the intrusion occurred and how to prevent future attacks. (The New York Times, BBC)