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By Paul Wagenseil APRIL 9, 2014 2:28 PM - Source: Tom's Guide US If you've been following the news for the past 24 hours, you've probably heard of the Heartbleed bug that's affecting the security of millions of websites. It's a big deal, with security experts using terms such as "catastrophic" and "devastating." |  | | Systems administrators are scrambling to patch server software, but average Internet users have to wait it out. Like millions of other websites, Yahoo and its subsidiaries Flickr and Tumblr were vulnerable to Heartbleed. Unlike many prominent sites, these did not patch their systems before the Heartbleed bug became public knowledge Monday evening (April 7). Security researchers yesterday (April 8) used Heartbleed to capture usernames and passwords as random people logged into their Yahoo Mail accounts. If the good guys were doing that, you can bet the bad guys were too. However, there are a few things every Internet user should do right now. (If you can't wait to see which sites are affected, skip to the end of this story.) | | |  | | | | Change your Yahoo, Flickr and Tumblr passwords Consider changing your Google, Facebook and Dropbox passwords On your mobile device, log out of all apps, then log back in If a service asks you to change your password, do so If you have a Linux desktop computer, update the OS Set up two-factor authentication everywhere you can Check websites yourself for the Heartbleed vulnerability Systems administrators are going to have a busy week, but it'll be an opportunity for them to implement other security upgrades they've been putting off. You should do the same by creating new, strong passwords for every important online service you use, and implementing two-factor authentication wherever you can. Consider using a password manager, a piece of software that can create and manage strong, unique passwords for each online account you have. For a breakdown of who was, and who wasn't affected by Heartbleed please read full story » |
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