SANS Stormcast Wednesday, May 6th, 2026: Cleartext Passwords in Edge; SSL.com Root Rotation; DAEMONTOOLS Backdoor; (#)

About this episode

This episode discusses cleartext passwords in MS Edge, SSL.com root certificate rotation, and the DAEMONTOOLS backdoor.

SANS Stormcast Wednesday, May 6th, 2026: Cleartext Passwords in Edge; SSL.com Root Rotation; DAEMONTOOLS Backdoor; Cleartext Passwords in MS Edge? In 2026? https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Cleartext%20Passwords%20in%20MS%20Edge%3F%20In%202026%3F/32954 SSL.com rotates its root certificate today https://isc.sans.edu/diary/SSL.com%20rotates%20their%20root%20certificate%20today/32956 DEAMONTOOLS Compromise https://securelist.com/tr/daemon-tools-backdoor/119654/ keywords: daemontools; supply chain; ssl.com; CA; cleartext; password; edge;

People in this episode

Host: Johannes B. Ullrich

Topics covered

• network security
• cleartext passwords
• SSL certificate rotation
• backdoor threats
• supply chain security

Keywords

• daemontools
• supply chain
• ssl.com
• CA
• cleartext
• password
• edge

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SSL.com, DEAMONTOOLS

Products: MS Edge

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