Apple has released an update that removes DigiNotar from the list of trusted root certificates in Mac OS X.

"The move came nine days after the discovery that the Netherlands-based authority issued a counterfeit SSL certificate for Google.com that was used to spy on people in Iran," writes The Register's Dan Goodin. "An investigation later revealed that DigiNotar had failed to warn browser makers that it issued at least 531 bogus credentials following a security breach that gave attackers free rein over its certificate issuance system for weeks."

"At time of writing, there were no updates available that purged the untrustworthy DigiNotar root certificates from iOS, meaning iPhone and iPad users are still vulnerable to fraudulent DigiNotar certificates," Goodin writes.

Go to "Apple finally purges Mac OS of disgraced DigiNotar certs" to read the details.

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