While the physical world is fighting Ebola virus, the virtual world is fighting a critical illness "Heartbleed" bug. So what exactly is it? "Heartbleed is a catastrophic bug in OpenSSL," OpenSSL is a commonly used software platform for encrypted transactions at "https" websites that Internet users have been taught to trust. The Heartbleed flaw lets hackers snatch packets of data from working memory in computers, creating the potential for them to steal passwords, encryption keys, or other valuable information.
Once again it proofs that nothing is secured in virtual world regardless how strong your passwords can be. It is again giving warning signs to users not to disclose too much personal information online. Users should not assume everything is safe, everything is alright as always.
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