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General Category => Science and Technology => Topic started by: quiller on April 14, 2014, 09:49:36 AM

Title: "Passwords you need to change NOW...."
Post by: quiller on April 14, 2014, 09:49:36 AM
This one is huge, folks. Google, Gmail, Yahoo, and other biggies are all affected.

http://dailycaller.com/2014/04/10/the-passwords-you-need-to-change-right-now-because-of-the-heartbleed-bug/ (http://dailycaller.com/2014/04/10/the-passwords-you-need-to-change-right-now-because-of-the-heartbleed-bug/)
Title: Re: "Passwords you need to change NOW...."
Post by: quiller on April 14, 2014, 05:34:03 PM
More companies are named here, as this story develops....

http://mashable.com/2014/04/09/heartbleed-bug-websites-affected/ (http://mashable.com/2014/04/09/heartbleed-bug-websites-affected/)
Title: Re: "Passwords you need to change NOW...."
Post by: walkstall on April 14, 2014, 05:57:37 PM
Quote from: quiller on April 14, 2014, 05:34:03 PM
More companies are named here, as this story develops....

http://mashable.com/2014/04/09/heartbleed-bug-websites-affected/ (http://mashable.com/2014/04/09/heartbleed-bug-websites-affected/)

What Is the Heartbleed Encryption Bug? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oI_laHhGjE#ws)
Title: Re: "Passwords you need to change NOW...."
Post by: Solar on April 15, 2014, 05:41:33 AM
My question is, why did it happen? If it worked before 2011, why was it changed, and what were it's benefits supposed to be?
Makes one wonder if it wasn't intentional...