LanguedocFox Posted 16 April 2014 Share Posted 16 April 2014 I've not seen anything about this on the forum, so thought it would be worth posting some information that my son sent me. It does seem to be a legitimate cause for concern. The Heartbleed Bug has been described as one of the "biggest security threats the Internet has ever seen". Apparently it is a security/encription loophole affecting popular sites like Yahoo, Gmail and Facebook, and it could lead to hackers getting hold of things like passwords, credit card numbers and other sensitive information. There's an interesting article about what to do to protect your data here: http://mashable.com/2014/04/09/heartbleed-what-to-do/, and a list of some of the sites that are most affected and passwords that need to be changed here: http://mashable.com/2014/04/09/heartbleed-bug-websites-affected/. Does anyone else have anything to add? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKCJ Posted 16 April 2014 Share Posted 16 April 2014 Here's a simple explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 16 April 2014 Share Posted 16 April 2014 Least they've given us a list. Will change mine now actually just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basingstoke Fox Posted 17 April 2014 Share Posted 17 April 2014 This was a right pain in the arse at work last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beliall Posted 17 April 2014 Share Posted 17 April 2014 i wasnt sure it was real, had an email from gearbox software last night. ill be changing my passwords now then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozleicester Posted 8 May 2014 Share Posted 8 May 2014 So... has this been fixed... are people who didnt change still at risk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny. Posted 8 May 2014 Share Posted 8 May 2014 Yes they are - they need to upgrade their OpenSSL. I imagine a lot of web servers still haven't had this patched unless active maintenance is carried out on the servers - which most companies probably don't do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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