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TazeTSchnitzel
on Oct 20, 2014
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China collecting Apple iCloud data
If they abuse CNNIC, they lose CNNIC.
So they just get the gullible.
pyre
on Oct 20, 2014
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They could also do targeted MITM attacks where only one person is served via the forged certificate. That's harder to detect, and if it's all spycraft, then the target on the receiving end is unlikely to report the breach.
TazeTSchnitzel
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Sure. They'll only use CNNIC in situations where people won't notice.
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So they just get the gullible.