BEWARE: HEARTBLEED- new BUG affecting main sites like ....

[MrsPeel]

yahoo and other majors like Facebook/twitter and many others....
here:
http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/how-to-protect-yourself-from-the-heartbleed-bug/

and here is a list of the most affected sites
http://mashable.com/2014/04/09/heartbleed-bug-websites-affected/

I changed all my passwords, and a friend of mine who is techie said to change again in a week and again another week....

Hope none gets affected by this

 

[Romy]

I read about it....it was a serious bug. luckily, it got reported by a researcher and most of big sites already patched it up before it got published

 

[taxed4ever]

Saw this on the news last night, pretty scary stuff!

 

[janedee]

Thanks for the list!!

 

[petey111]

If anyone uses the same password for everything these days, they should be whopped upside the head!

 

[scribler]

Make sure the site has patched the issue before changing your password. Otherwise, you will still be vulnerable.

ETA: I use a password service so that I can have a different password for every site. I wish more sites allowed for two-factor authentication.

 

[VickiStegall]

my hubby is in IT security so he knew about it right away. We weren't affected by it here at the O because we weren't on the compromised version - phew!

 

[Angelclaud]

That's awesome info Vicki!

It's really scary bug and there's almost nothing we can do. We can't even just change the password because we have to wait until the company/website patch their website.

I have a little black book with all my passwords written in it and now I bring it everywhere because I can't remember all the passwords that I've changed. LOL.

 

[faerywings]

Vicki, that is great news about the O being safe.

We are using LastPass to change and keep track of passwords. So far, all of my banking sites were OK, so that is good.

Angela, I have sheets of paper with all of my pass's listed on it but over the years I have changed them and now I can't make sense of any of it. That is why we are using LastPass now. and for $13 a year we can have multiple computers and mobile devices linked up. My brain can't handle trying to remember one more thing, so this is great for me.

 

[scribler]

I just want to second Chris. We use Lastpass here too and we love it. Plus they even created a tool to that tells me which passwords I need to change because of the Heartbleed bug and if the site has been updated so it's safe to do so. Love, love, love Lastpass.

 

[petey111]

I'm sure I would love Lastpass. I'm set up on 1Password. No subscription, but costs for the apps. I don't think it notifies like Lastpass does. That's cool!

 

[Andrea C.]

*sigh* I detest changing passwords! I'm just glad my banking site wasn't affected, LOL

 

[petey111]

If anyone wants to check certain sites - Here's Lastpass's site checker. It's tedious to do all the different websites this way, but still good.

https://lastpass.com/heartbleed/

 

[faerywings]

Sara, I am trying to change 5 passwords a day, starting with the most critical, but I feel like I am never going to get through it...:faint:

 

[petey111]

Yeah! And you have to make sure they've patched before you change otherwise it's pointless!