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Researcher factors 90s Certificate Authority RSA keys; LG TVs warned offline · 2 sources tracked

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A security researcher has successfully factored the RSA keys of a 1990s Certificate Authority, a significant cryptographic achievement. Separately, a warning has been issued to disconnect LG televisions from the internet due to potential security vulnerabilities. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster contains two distinct security-related news items from different sources, neither of which is a primary release from a major AI lab or a significant industry event.

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Researcher factors 90s Certificate Authority RSA keys; LG TVs warned offline · 2 sources tracked

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Disconnect your LG television from the internet, now Article URL: https:// appleinsider.com/articles/26/0 9/07/disconnect-your-lg-television-from-the-internet-n

    Disconnect your LG television from the internet, now Article URL: https:// appleinsider.com/articles/26/0 9/07/disconnect-your-lg-television-from-the-internet-now Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9604537 Points: 11 # Comments: 2 https:// appleinsider.com/arti…

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I've factored the RSA keys of a Certificate Authority from the 90s Article URL: https:// mcpherrin.ca/2026/09/07/rsa.ht ml Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinat

    I've factored the RSA keys of a Certificate Authority from the 90s Article URL: https:// mcpherrin.ca/2026/09/07/rsa.ht ml Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9604637 Points: 9 # Comments: 0 https:// mcpherrin.ca/2026/09/07/rsa.ht ml # Tech # Technology # TechNe…

    LINKS mcpherrin.ca/…/rsa.html

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