GlobalSign: Incorrect RegNumber-Org Type combination

GlobalSign discovered a compliance issue involving four certificates that had an incorrect combination of registration number and organization type. The issue was identified through a problem report on June 3, 2021. Following the discovery, GlobalSign initiated an investigation and confirmed the need for revocation of the affected certificates. They communicated their remediation plan, which included revoking the certificates by June 8, 2021, and implementing changes to their systems to prevent similar issues in the future. The CA has since completed the necessary changes and confirmed that the identified remedial activities were concluded by July 27, 2021.

1. 2021-06-03 GlobalSign received a problem report regarding incorrect certificate registrations.
2. 2021-06-08 All affected certificates were revoked.
3. 2021-07-27 Changes to the GCC UI were deployed in production.

1. 2021-06-07 GlobalSign nv-sa — GlobalSign was notified through a problem report about incorrect registration numbers.
2. 2021-06-11 GlobalSign nv-sa — GlobalSign provided a timeline of their actions in response to the incident.
3. 2021-07-13 GlobalSign nv-sa — GlobalSign detailed the changes implemented to prevent future mis-issuance.
4. 2021-07-27 GlobalSign nv-sa — GlobalSign confirmed that changes to the GCC UI have been deployed.