How Censys Search Helps Prevent Phishing Attacks by Monitoring SSL/TLS Certificates

This advisory describes how phishing actors exploit SSL/TLS certificates and poor certificate management (expired or misconfigured certs, rogue/compromised CAs, homograph domains, and MITM tactics) to deceive users, and demonstrates how Censys Search can be used to identify and remediate exposed or suspicious certificates with example queries to reduce phishing risk.