{"slug": "emudhra-to-exit-website-security-certification-business-shares-tank-20", "title": "eMudhra to exit website security certification business, shares tank 20%", "summary": "EMudhra's shares fell 20% to hit the lower circuit at Rs 345.25 on the BSE after the certificate authority disclosed that eight of its issuing CAs were created with weaker keys that could potentially be reverse-engineered using AI-assisted techniques, prompting its board to voluntarily withdraw from the global SSL and TLS certificate business. The company said the exit reflects low returns and rising complexity, with the business contributing 1% of global revenue, and certificates were revoked within 14 hours. India's Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has constituted a special team to investigate the security incident at eMudhra.", "body_md": "## Quick summary - click for full details\n\nConcise summary of key highlights\n\nIn one line\n\neMudhra exits its website security certification business and its shares tank 20 per cent following the discovery of weaker security keys.\n\nKey points\n\n• Security Vulnerability Discovered\n\nEight of eMudhra's issuing CAs were created with weaker keys that could potentially be reverse-engineered using AI-assisted techniques.\n\n• Voluntary Business Exit\n\nFollowing the incident, eMudhra's board decided to voluntarily withdraw from the global SSL and TLS certificate business due to low returns and rising complexities.\n\n• Market Impact\n\nThe company's shares tanked 20 per cent to hit the lower circuit on the BSE following the announcement.\n\n• Government Investigation\n\nThe Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has constituted a special team to investigate the security incident at eMudhra.\n\nKey statistics\n\n20 per cent\n\nShare price drop\n\nRs 345.25\n\nLower circuit share price\n\n14 hours\n\nRevocation timeframe\n\n1 per cent\n\nGlobal revenue contribution\n\nProcessed with AI. Reviewed by DH Digital Team.\n\neMudhra logo (screen-grab of the official website).\n\nPublished 22 October 2026, 20:46 IST", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/emudhra-to-exit-website-security-certification-business-shares-tank-20", "canonical_source": "https://www.deccanherald.com/technology/emudhra-to-exit-website-security-certification-business-shares-tank-20-4191766", "published_at": "2026-10-22 15:16:37+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-22 15:40:24.179437+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety"], "entities": ["eMudhra", "BSE", "Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY)"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/emudhra-to-exit-website-security-certification-business-shares-tank-20", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/emudhra-to-exit-website-security-certification-business-shares-tank-20.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/emudhra-to-exit-website-security-certification-business-shares-tank-20.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/emudhra-to-exit-website-security-certification-business-shares-tank-20.jsonld"}}