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OpenSSL: Heartbleed - the Fallout.

posted by janrinok on Thursday April 10 2014, @09:45PM   Printer-friendly
from the security-is-important dept.

After reporting the problems with OpenSSL, which has been nicknamed 'HeartBleed', 2 contributors have forward articles on why you should change your passwords.

Heartbleed, and why you should change your password

I always believed Mojang would keep my details safe, now I realise they are not in control of their own data. Mojang/Minecraft passwords should be changed immediately

Heartbleed Bug: Change All Your Passwords

An anonymous coward writes:

The fallout from the Heartbleed bug is hitting the mainstream. The BBC has an article headlined "Public urged to reset all passwords".

Bruce Schneier calls it "catastrophic", giving this advice to sysadmins: "After you patch your systems, you have to get a new public/private key pair, update your SSL certificate, and then change every password that could potentially be affected." He also links to a webpage that will let you test servers for the bug, and an article on Ars Technica discussing the bug.

 
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  • (Score: 0) by francois.barbier on Thursday April 10 2014, @09:49PM

    by francois.barbier (651) on Thursday April 10 2014, @09:49PM (#29733)

    *Grabs popcorn*

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by aristarchus on Thursday April 10 2014, @10:27PM

    by aristarchus (2645) on Thursday April 10 2014, @10:27PM (#29740) Journal

    *Grabs popcorn*

    I don't see how popcorn is going to save you from our new Bleeding Heart overlords!!!! It's "game over", man!!! We have to take off and nuke them from orbit. It's the only way to be sure. Popcorn! Ha!

    [Note: parent post intentionally misinterpreted for comedic effect. Thank you.]