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04-09-2014, 09:13 PM
How to Protect Yourself From the Heartbleed Bug
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An encryption flaw called the Heartbleed bug (http://mashable.com/2014/04/08/major-security-encryption-bug-heartbleed/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) that has exposed a collection of popular websites — from Airbnb and Yahoo to NASA and OKCupid — could be one of the biggest security threats the Internet has ever seen. If you have logged into any of the affected sites over the past two years, your account information could be compromised, allowing cybercriminals to snap up your credit card information or steal your passwords.
You're likely either affected directly or indirectly by the bug, which was found by a member of Google (http://mashable.com/category/google/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)'s security team and a software firm named Code**micon (http://www.code**micon.com/)The bad news: There's **t a lot you can do about it **w. It's the responsibility of Internet companies to update their servers to deal with Heartbleed, and once they do, you can take action (see below). Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/09/heartbleed-what-to-do/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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An encryption flaw called the Heartbleed bug (http://mashable.com/2014/04/08/major-security-encryption-bug-heartbleed/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) that has exposed a collection of popular websites — from Airbnb and Yahoo to NASA and OKCupid — could be one of the biggest security threats the Internet has ever seen. If you have logged into any of the affected sites over the past two years, your account information could be compromised, allowing cybercriminals to snap up your credit card information or steal your passwords.
You're likely either affected directly or indirectly by the bug, which was found by a member of Google (http://mashable.com/category/google/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)'s security team and a software firm named Code**micon (http://www.code**micon.com/)The bad news: There's **t a lot you can do about it **w. It's the responsibility of Internet companies to update their servers to deal with Heartbleed, and once they do, you can take action (see below). Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/09/heartbleed-what-to-do/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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