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  • Which websites were vulnerable to the Heartbleed bug recently

    The image following shows which sites were vulnerable to the Heartbleed bug and which ones you should probably change your password for. The thing that is a bit shocking to me is that Facebook, Amazon, Google and Yahoo were all affected.

    Now the fact that these sites had some vulnerability doesn’t mean you have already had all of your information stolen, it just means that it is a possibility that they could have gotten some of your data, specifically your email address and password.

    heartbleed vulnerable websites to change your password, even Perth peoples computers are at risk of this security flaw

    I’ve personally changed my password on some of my accounts so far and will continue to do so, I’m really glad the online banking wasn’t affected.

    check out the full list at Mashable here

    the original graphic comes from here

  • The ‘Heartbleed’ bug: What is the danger – and how to stay safe

     

    heartbleed bugThere has been a big problem with the internet lately – the “Heartbleed” bug.

    You can also check it out on on BBC and from the US government;
    http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26985818

    What is this computer bug about?

    Basically this bug gives hackers a way past the security on roughly two thirds of the websites out there. (Don’t worry; our site was not affected.)

    Hackers can grab usernames, passwords, credit card information, encryption keys and other sensitive information they shouldn’t have.

    The worst part is that this bug existed for two years before any security company or researcher noticed.

    It sounds bad, and it is bad. But it isn’t the end of the world, or even the Internet. Read on to take a look at what exactly is going on and how you can stay safe.

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