An online bug called "Heartbleed" is affecting a huge chunk of the Internet, which means that a password change is likely in order for hundreds of millions of people. More than half a million sites are vulnerable that use the security system called Called Heartbleed, the bug has been in the wild for more than … Read more
The news today is all about the Heartbleed bug in OpenSSL (nb: a truly awful name that makes me glad there are no other vital organs referenced in the TLS code). Unlike all the fancy crypto-related attacks we've seen What should you know about Heartbleed, a recently uncovered security bug? The shortest version: You'll have … Read more
"We were able to scrape a Yahoo username & password via the Heartbleed bug," tweeted Ronald Prins of security firm Fox-IT, showing a censored example. Added developer Scott Galloway, "Ok, ran my heartbleed script for 5 minutes, now have a list of 200 Researchers have discovered a serious flaw known as Heartbleed that affects the … Read more
And until the OpenSSL bug, dubbed "Heartbleed," is fixed by web server operators and major companies alike, users should stay clear of certain websites and check them before hand before visiting. And that includes Yahoo users, of which hundreds of Heartbleed, a long-undiscovered bug in cryptographic software called OpenSSL that secures Web communications, may have … Read more