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Bugzilla #1917896 Certificate Problem Report

GlobalSign: Incorrect whois information for TLD

RESOLVED FIXED GlobalSign nv-sa
AI Summary

GlobalSign identified incorrect WHOIS information for the .mobi TLD, which could have led to potential mis-issuance of certificates. Upon discovering the issue, they promptly updated their WHOIS references and conducted a thorough audit of their WHOIS configurations. Although no mis-issuances were confirmed, they halted issuance for .mobi domains and implemented a change management process to monitor WHOIS server records. The incident has been resolved, and a full incident report is expected to be released shortly.

Model: gpt-4o-mini Generated: 2026-06-13 21:37 UTC Confidence: 0.95
Chronology
  1. Email from Ars Technica received regarding WHOIS server hijacking.
  2. WHOIS references for .mobi updated to IANA server.
  3. Audit of WHOIS configuration completed.
  4. Full incident report expected to be released.
Participants
Christophe Bonjean Arvid Vermote Amir Aamidi M. Palmer
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