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On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 5:11 PM, Brian Smith <[email protected]>wrote: > 1. I read that the exploitation was discovered/created/exploited by a > benign hacker. i.e. Someone who did it to draw attention and not to use it. > > 2. I also read that it was a real vulnerability and that, although banks, > etc., would patch pretty quickly, there was a slim chance someone could > have got your credentials. The advice was to change all passwords > immediately and then change them again after a couple of weeks just in > case. > > 3. Lastly, I logged into First Direct Bank and they are displaying a > notice which says, "Don't worry. There's no risk. You're safe". > > So take your pick. > > Brian > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 29 Apr 2014, at 18:23, gary smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have just been reading a about the Heart Bleed Bug s and the report > say's open source programs can be vulnerable and that Some operating > system distributions that have shipped with potentially vulnerable OpenSSL > version: > > - Debian Wheezy (stable), OpenSSL 1.0.1e-2+deb7u4 > - Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS, OpenSSL 1.0.1-4ubuntu5.11 > - CentOS 6.5, OpenSSL 1.0.1e-15 > - Fedora 18, OpenSSL 1.0.1e-4 > - OpenBSD 5.3 (OpenSSL 1.0.1c 10 May 2012) and 5.4 (OpenSSL 1.0.1c 10 > May 2012) > - FreeBSD 10.0 - OpenSSL 1.0.1e 11 Feb 2013 > - NetBSD 5.0.2 (OpenSSL 1.0.1e) > - OpenSUSE 12.2 (OpenSSL 1.0.1c). > > I have also seen adverts saying Heart bleed Bug removal software > available. > Has anyone had any dealings with this problem or is it scare mongering. > Gary Smith > > _______________________________________________ > > Peterboro mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro > > > _______________________________________________ > Peterboro mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro > -- Regards, David Aizenberg Peterborough, United Kingdom +44 7462 861 071 www.linkedin.com/in/pixelshuck
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