Heartbleed Effect: Passwords You Need to Change Now [1]
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 [3].
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
Here are some major sites that are said to not require a password change:
- Microsoft
- eBay
- Amazon
- Paypal
- Hotmail/Outlook
- AOL
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