Tag: Kazakhstan
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Almaty Takedown: The Inside Story of the International Sting That Toppled a Ransomware Kingpin
South Korean authorities, in concert with law enforcement in Kazakhstan, have apprehended the purported mastermind behind a series of predatory ransomware campaigns targeting South Korean enterprises. This cross-border operation, initiated following grievances from afflicted organizations, culminated in a successful arrest in Almaty, facilitated by the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan. This milestone…
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Kazakhstan stopped to requires all users to install a government-issued certificate
Kazakhstan has issued a notice on July 17 requesting that all browsers of all devices install the Root CA (qca.kz) from the government, otherwise the network will not be accessible, which will allow the country’s ISP to decrypt encrypted traffic. Kazakhstan’s security officials argued that the requirement is to protect Kazakhstan’s users from “hacking, online…
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Kazakhstan requires all users to install a government-issued certificate
Using encryption certificates is the primary way to ensure that network traffic is not stolen. Technology giants such as Google have spent a long time popularizing network encryption connections. If the encrypted traffic is hacked, the browser will warn the user, because it is very difficult to fake the legitimate digital certificate itself. Therefore, if…