What is heartbleed openssl?

Question

i was playing ace of spades and the chat got spammed with "HEARTBLEED OPENSSL" and a billion time over, am i in risk of losing my computer? it was really scary.

Answer 1

Here you go!



Heartbleed was a bug in OpenSSL, introduced in a new version of the software at the end of 2011, that under some circumstances allowed Internet attackers to steal data from the memory of a server in 64KB chunks. That data could include passwords or encryption keys, which could then be used to break into users' accounts or even make malicious sites mimic real ones and collect usernames and passwords. Two-factor authentication, which forces users to give two separate pieces of information for access, can help to protect users against such attacks.



The Heartbleed scare seems to have made Facebook users, at least, smarter about security. Following the Heartbleed disclosures, Facebook saw a spike in password resets and enrollment in Login Approvals, Facebook's version of two-factor authentication.



People may also be taking a more holistic view of their online accounts. Internet users are more aware now that it's not smart to use the same password for a social media account on Facebook and a bank account at Wells Fargo.. obviously using different passwords for different sites and making those passwords stronger isn't revolutionary, but it's progress.

Answer 2

ALWAYS after such an incident check for infections. Regardless of what the actual bug this message related to, whoever spammed it could have set up something else. Download the free scanner from http://malwarebytes.org and run the full scan.

Answer 3

Seriously people? Do some research before commenting and helping people.



Heartbleed is a security flaw in OpenSSL. OpenSSL is an easy way for website administrators to secure their websites. Sites that end with an "s" after http, are secured sites. Ex. https://. A lot of sites were/are vulnerable to an attack that would allow the server of the website to release info that's supposed to be secured, like usernames and passwords without leaving a trace. Since it became known, sites have began patching their sites but because it was untraceable, previous sites vulnerable could have leaked your passwords. It is highly recommended to change the passwords on all sites affected and all sites you use that password on. For more info and for what sites are affected vist the following site. http://bgr.com/2014/04/15/heartbleed-checker-passwords-change-list/



Now about your question, you were just spammed/being trolled. Had nothing to do with heartbleed.

Answer 4

Ahhh don't worry! Heartbleed is something that happened a bit ago, security thing... it won't impact you so long as you were actually just playing ace of spades...and not on the Deep Dark Internet.... Don't worry! It's all good!

Answer 5

am i in risk of losing my computer? No. I suggest you change all of your passwords, for your online internet accounts.

Answer 6

You Can Check Whether a site is affected by heartbleed or Not here :



http://malwarebytes.org/