Heartbleed

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  New Bugs Discovered in OpenSSL Encryption

  Experts say the bugs do not pose a serious threat like the "Heartbleed" vulnerability in the same technology that surfaced a year ago.

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  Poodle Bug: Mozilla to Disable SSL 3.0 by Default in Firefox 34

  SSL 3.0 will be disabled by default in Firefox 34, Mozilla said, with the change available shortly via Mozilla Nightly, an in-development version of Mozilla's browser.

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  Poodle Attack: Hackers Could Exploit SSL 3.0 Bug

  The problem is an 18-year old encryption standard, SSL 3.0, which is still widely used in web browsers and websites.

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  Yahoo Says Some Systems Breached, But Not by Shellshock

  "After investigating the situation fully, it turns out that the servers were in fact not affected by Shellshock."

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  Hackers Exploit Bash 'Shellshock' Bug With Worms in Early Attacks

  Researchers warned that hackers are using fast-moving worm viruses to scan for vulnerable systems and then infect them.

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  Everything You Need to Know About the Bash Bug

  Internet security experts are warning that a new programming flaw known as the "Bash Bug" may pose a serious threat to millions of computers and other devices such as home Internet routers.

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  Bash Exploit Can Be Used to Take Control of a Computer; Bigger Than Heartbleed, Warn Experts

  The vulnerability affects Unix-based operating systems including Linux and Apple Inc's Mac OS X.

• US Hospital Breach Biggest Yet to Exploit Heartbleed Bug: Expert

  Hackers who stole the personal data of about 4.5 million patients of hospital group Community Health Systems Inc broke into the company's computer system by exploiting the "Heartbleed" internet bug, making it the first known large-scale cyber attack using the flaw, according to a security expert.

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  Google Project Zero to Tackle Security Threats 'Across the Internet'

  Google's Project Zero effort will be monitoring the Web and any software used by large numbers of people for vulnerabilities.

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  New Bugs Found in OpenSSL, Software That Caused 'Heartbleed'

  Experts said the newly discovered vulnerabilities in OpenSSL could allow hackers to spy on communications.

• New Bugs Found in Software That Caused 'Heartbleed' Cyber Threat

  Security researchers have uncovered new bugs in the Web encryption software that caused the pernicious "Heartbleed" Internet threat that surfaced in April.

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  Heartbleed spooks 39 percent of Web surfers: Survey

  Passwords were changed or online accounts were closed by 39 percent of the Internet users in a survey of adults taken in the U.S. from April 23-27.

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  Microsoft grapples with Internet Explorer security flaw

  The US software giant said that the coding problem affected versions six through 11 of its flagship browser, noting it was aware of "limited, targeted attacks" taking advantage of the newly discovered flaw.

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  Google, Facebook, other tech firms pledge millions to prevent another Heartbleed

  Other tech firms in the Core Infrastructure Initiative include Amazon, Cisco, IBM, Intel and Microsoft.

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  Security tip: Enable second layer of protection to your online accounts

  Security experts recommend a second layer of authentication - typically in the form of a numeric code sent as a text message.