A very severe security problem with widespread implications for the entire web has been revealed. Here are sites with information about Heartbleed and ways to check if websites that you use might have been vulnerable.
Site passwords to change:
It's a pain but we are all going to have to bite the bullet and change passwords at sites that may have been affected by the Heartbleed securty exploit. Some helpful people have been compiling lists of sites where a password change is indicated. For example, a list of some major sites showing those which need a changed password is at Mashable.
Here are some big sites that were affected and need a password change: Note that these sites and others in a list at the Mashable link cited above are said to have already patched the Heartbleed bug.
- http://filippo.io/Heartbleed/
Site to check if an URL is currently safe - The Heartbleed Bug
FAQ with information about Heartbleed - List of vulnerable websites from the Alexa top 10000
Compiled by "dberkholz" using the first link in this list - LastPass Heartbleed checker
This site from a well-known password manager provides a site checker with more information than the first link in this list. - SSL Server Test
Another URL tester
Site passwords to change:
It's a pain but we are all going to have to bite the bullet and change passwords at sites that may have been affected by the Heartbleed securty exploit. Some helpful people have been compiling lists of sites where a password change is indicated. For example, a list of some major sites showing those which need a changed password is at Mashable.
Here are some big sites that were affected and need a password change: Note that these sites and others in a list at the Mashable link cited above are said to have already patched the Heartbleed bug.
- Yahoo
- Yahoo Mail
- Gmail
- GoDaddy
- Microsoft
- eBay
- Amazon
- Paypal
- Hotmail/Outlook
- AOL
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