SHA-1 hashing algorithm could succumb to $75K attack, researchers say

PC World
Oct 8, 2015, 10:54 am255 pts
Researchers have found a new way to attack the SHA-1 hashing algorithm, still used to sign almost one in three SSL certificates that secure major websites, making it more urgent than ever to retire it, they said Thursday. SHA-1 is a cryptographic hashing function designed to produce a fingerprint of a document,…

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