Heartbleed!

[jdmidwest]

Don't know if everyone has heard about the new Heartbleed flaw in internet security, but here is an article about what you can do to protect yourself. Unlike a virus, it was a flaw or bug in a version of the encryption software that internet and websites uses to secure passwords and other stuff. It was found last week by a Google guy testing for security, but has been out there for a few years now. It opens up your passwords to about a third ot the web or more. The simple solution is to change your password to the site after the flaw has been patched. Then watch for any purchases or bank transactions if you did any web commerce or banking with a flawed site.

http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/things-you-can-do-to-protect-from-heartbleed/article_989dca3b-04d9-51d2-b4f5-1d1e43abd320.html

http://news.yahoo.com/u-government-warns-potential-attacks-heartbleed-bug-135137709--sector.html

[jdmidwest]

Now it looks like the NSA was using the flaw to capture data on the public. Just another piece of spyware on the general public.

http://www.wired.com/2014/04/nsa-exploited-heartbleed-two-years/