"It all started when people started receiving this email stating that their SSL certificate was going to expire:
Dear Webmaster,
" *** Expire Notice for SSL Certificate issued to *.startcom.org ***
"Your SSL certificate will expire in 10 Days! It is important that you
purchase a new certificate to ensure that the security of your website
or application is maintained. If you are not the webmaster please
forward this message to the appropriate person in your organization."
