Security Advisory: (Heartbleed) Announcement Brings Real-Time Increased Phishing Risks Due to the OpenSSL Vulnerability, Cautions Antivirus Firm Thirtyseven4
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Press Releases Thirtyseven4, LLC Press Release Share Blog Receive press releases from Thirtyseven4, LLC: By Email PDF Version RSS Feeds: Security Advisory: (Heartbleed) Announcement Brings Real-Time Increased Phishing Risks Due to the OpenSSL Vulnerability, Cautions Antivirus Firm Thirtyseven4 Thirtyseven4 recommends four simple steps to avoid falling victim to probable Heartbleed geared phishing attacks The Heartbleed bug provides a serious threat to the public because it provides hackers with the ability to steal large amounts of personal data from secured servers, such as those used by social networking sites, banking institutions, healthcare provider services, online retailers, etc."Given the severity and broad scope of the Heartbleed bug, in combination with the influx of email warnings by corporations suggesting immediate password resets as well as the panic-postings that are currently flooding the Internet: we can expect virus writers and hackers to capitalize on this golden ticket opportunity.Medina, OH, April 10, 2014 --( PR.com )-- Thirtyseven4, LLC, a leading provider of Windows, Mac and Android antivirus solutions, cautioned today of increased phishing risks due to the OpenSSL vulnerability (Heartbleed) announcement."Given the severity and broad scope of the Heartbleed bug, in combination with the influx of email warnings by corporations suggesting immediate password resets as well as the panic-postings that are currently flooding the Internet: we can expect virus writers and hackers to capitalize on this golden ticket opportunity."Users should reset passwords as recommended, but they must guard against panic that causes safe computing common sense to fly out the window," concluded Sundermeier.Thirtyseven4 suggests four simple steps to avoid falling victim to a possible Heartbleed geared phishing attack:1.