Millions at risk from 'Freak' encryption bug

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

6 March 2015 Last updated at 13:05 GMT

Millions at risk from 'Freak' encryption bug

Microsoft has issued a security warning about a bug that could let attackers spy on supposedly secure communications.

Called "Freak", the bug was found in software used to encrypt data passing between web servers and web users.

Initially the flaw was thought only to affect some users of Android and Blackberry phones and Apple's Safari web browser.

Microsoft's warning suggests millions more may be at risk of losing data.

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In a security advisory note released on 5 March, Microsoft said every current version of Windows that uses Internet Explorer, or any non-Microsoft software that calls on a part of Windows called Secure Channel, was vulnerable to the Freak flaw.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31765672

[notadmblnd]

1. there is a link in the article that you can click to find out if your browser is safe from the virus

[2naSalit]

2. A big red banner at the top of the page says my

computer is vulnerable but the list of browsers in the body text don't include FireFox. Hmmm. I do have an update that I was notified about a couple minutes ago. Guess I should go check that out.

[notadmblnd]

4. I use firefox and when I clicked on the link it said my browser was safe

however, I did update to version 36.0.1 earlier in the week. To check your version of Firefox, click on help at the very top of the left side of your browser window, then click on about Firefox, the version you are running will display.

[2naSalit]

5. Thanks.

[KT2000]

6. How nice of you - thank you!

Have been wondering how to check this.

[jeff47]

8. The link is...

https://freakattack.com/

[2naSalit]

3. Thanks for the headzup!

[City Lights]

7. I am vulnerable with Safari and Opera,

but safe with Chrome, and Firefox.

Thanks for the info!