A SHA-1 vulnerability discussed 10 years ago has now been exploited. On February 23, researchers at Google and the CWI Institute in Amsterdam announced they have demonstrated its 1st known hash collision.
![SHA-1: When 2 Message Digests Collide SHA-1: When 2 Message Digests Collide](https://i0.wp.com/www.mlakartechtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/SHA-Collision-illustrated.png?fit=810%2C440&ssl=1)
A SHA-1 vulnerability discussed 10 years ago has now been exploited. On February 23, researchers at Google and the CWI Institute in Amsterdam announced they have demonstrated its 1st known hash collision.