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Heartbleed fallout: If you signed up for Obamacare, it's time to change your password

article published on 20 April, 2014

Government officials have confirmed that the HealthCare.gov website is indeed vulnerable to the Heartbleed bug, and those that have signed up for Obamacare should change their passwords. There was no indication that the site had been compromised, but officials still recommend changing the password to be safe. Other government sites may have been vulnerable, as well, but a full review ... [ read the full article ]

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hearme0
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23. April 2014 @ 20:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
No OpenSSL on our network and I've changed my TurboTax password plus one other so I'm good.

I think Heartbleed is essentially used as a scare tactic. Haven't heard of any fallout with facts backing it.
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24. April 2014 @ 18:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by hearme0:
No OpenSSL on our network and I've changed my TurboTax password plus one other so I'm good.

Come on hearme, if the site wasn't infected and you changed your passwords then when it becomes infected they'll just use the new passwords. If it was infected, you have missed it, like shutting the gate after the horse is out...



Originally posted by hearme0:
I think Heartbleed is essentially used as a scare tactic. Haven't heard of any fallout with facts backing it.

That's called CYA (cover yo ass) if your infected and bitch at the site, they can always say you were warned... And Bad news travels very slowly. ROFL
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