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eMudhra intermediate CA keys found weak; browsers block eight certificates
Software that depends on web PKI but cannot filter intermediates stays exposed until its updates arrive.
Software that depends on web PKI but cannot filter intermediates stays exposed until its updates arrive.
The warning adds a safety check for Enhanced Protection users, with different prompts depending on how confident Chrome is about the risk.
The finding shows browser anti-impersonation filters still miss some crafted domains, leaving lookalike abuse possible even in a browser that usually catches more of it.
The sponsored listing can steer users to an impostor before they reach the official messenger, and the clone may also be limiting public review warnings.
An opt-in protection mode will scan unknown senders and links, while Google extends scam detection beyond Pixel to more Android devices.
Google moved to block the certificates in Chrome after the hijack, limiting the risk for users of affected sites.
The new site expands provenance checks beyond Google-generated content and adds partner marks from OpenAI, NVIDIA, Kakao and soon Apple.
Planned rules would formalise search-choice prompts, extend them to AI assistants, and tighten how publisher content is shown in results.
The implant’s AI-led automation could speed up attacks and let them unfold at any time after infection.