http://xkcd.com/1354/



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
>
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