(replying from old openid account due to rate limit)

There's a specific person that's well known on HN that mentioned a pirate site had an EV cert at Edge conf, implying they shouldn't have been able to get one. They have a registered business, and a real address in London, and the EV cert simply assures that identity.

Most people in network ops have very little idea of EV,so I don't think naming individuals is productive.

See 'Do DV or EV SSL certificates mean this is a good company?' at https://certsimple.com/blog/are-ev-ssl-certificates-worth-it