"Information System Authority (RIA) Director General Taimar Peterkop likewise confirmed that the threat assessment had changed after the research published by the Czech researchers on Monday revealed that the security flaw affecting Estonian ID cards is easier to exploit than previously believed."
is what you are reffering to "the research published by the Czech researchers"?
One interesting thing. As Gemalto was the first frontier, the stock market reacted quickly to them (-25%). However, the Infineon stock went to the other direction (+27%) since the vulnerability was discovered. Ok, they are also 9 times larger and digital security is not their main market.
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This is fallout from the Infineon private key weakness, isn't it?
http://news.err.ee/640385/government-to-close-id-card-certif...
"Information System Authority (RIA) Director General Taimar Peterkop likewise confirmed that the threat assessment had changed after the research published by the Czech researchers on Monday revealed that the security flaw affecting Estonian ID cards is easier to exploit than previously believed."
is what you are reffering to "the research published by the Czech researchers"?
https://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2017/10/cry...
Yes, the Infineon case. Gemalto uses their chips.
One interesting thing. As Gemalto was the first frontier, the stock market reacted quickly to them (-25%). However, the Infineon stock went to the other direction (+27%) since the vulnerability was discovered. Ok, they are also 9 times larger and digital security is not their main market.