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#1 mjs27541

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Posted 14 April 2014 - 04:38 PM

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By now, anyone with an internet connection who hasn't had their head buried in the sand for the last few days has undoubtedly heard of the Heartbleed bug.  You know, the nasty one that can steal the encryption keys for about 75% of the internet and steal every bit of data contained therein.  Well, your Android device may be vulnerable as well.  Google has stated that while most Android devices are immune to the bug, Android 4.1.1 could be vulnerable to it.  Yahoo reports that Google is sending instructions on how to incorporate a security patch to device manufacturers in the hopes of securing those devices still on 4.1.1.  Those of you that are running devices with 4.1.1 based custom or stock ROMs should click this

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Posted 15 April 2014 - 08:40 AM

Some sites are now beginning to respond to their users via email with specific responses.  Notably, I've had responses from NameCheap, Comodo, and LinkedIn.

 

Thanks for the info and links.



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Posted 15 April 2014 - 09:18 AM

No sweat. I figured this thing affects so much, but I know I personally didn't think about it affecting Android specifically.

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Posted 15 April 2014 - 09:22 AM

Yeah, that caught me off guard for a millisecond - until I realized my BIONIC is on 4.1.2.



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Posted 15 April 2014 - 09:27 AM

Likewise




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