DigiNotar Data Breach History
WebsiteDutch certificate authority. Hacked 2011; issued 531 fraudulent SSL certs; company bankrupt.
This page shows all data breaches of DigiNotar. View the complete breach timeline, records exposed, root causes, and AI breach risk score. BreachHistory tracks disclosed data breaches worldwide.
Data Breach Timeline — All DigiNotar Breaches
- 2011 2011 DigiNotar — 531 fraudulent SSL certificates 300.0K records Share
DigiNotar Data Breach Summary
This page tracks the DigiNotar data breach history and cybersecurity incidents affecting DigiNotar (Netherlands). BreachHistory currently indexes 1 publicly disclosed or catalogued incident spanning 2011, with approximately 300 thousand records reported as exposed across all indexed events. These totals may include overlapping datasets or third-party estimates and should not be interpreted as unique affected users.
The DigiNotar breach timeline includes major data breaches, cyber attacks, data leaks, credential exposures, API abuse, and other security incidents. Each incident provides details on the estimated records exposed, attack method, affected data types, and supporting public sources. Currently, 0 incidents are company-confirmed.
Largest DigiNotar Data Breaches
The largest indexed incidents include the 2011 DigiNotar — 531 fraudulent SSL certificates. Record counts originating from threat actors or leak sites should be treated as estimates unless confirmed by DigiNotar or a regulator. Below is the list of large data breaches:
- 2011 2011 DigiNotar — 531 fraudulent SSL certificates — about 300.0K records exposed · Catalogued incident
What Information Was Exposed?
Depending on the incident, exposed data may include email addresses, passwords, phone numbers, names, profile information, account identifiers, and other personal information (PII). The exact data varies between incidents, so review each breach page before assuming your information was affected.
DigiNotar Data Breach 2026
At the time of this update, no DigiNotar data breach has been catalogued for 2026. New incidents are added as official disclosures, regulatory filings, or credible cybersecurity reports become available.
What To Do If You Were Affected
If you believe your account may have been involved in a DigiNotar data breach, change any reused passwords, enable multi-factor authentication (MFA), monitor your account for suspicious activity, and be cautious of phishing emails or fake breach notifications.
This DigiNotar breach history is maintained by BreachHistory using public disclosures, regulatory filings, security research, and clearly labelled third-party claims. For the complete breach timeline, records exposed, incident details, and AI Breach Risk Score, explore the sections on this page.