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To: dayglored

I have had two security updates from Windows in the past two weeks. Plus, Norton has always been updating everyday, so I have not had any issues.

Exactly what is supposed to happen if you do get the bug ..??


5 posted on 03/07/2015 5:39:00 PM PST by CyberAnt ("The hope and changey stuff did not work, even a smidgen.")
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To: CyberAnt
> Exactly what is supposed to happen if you do get the bug ..??

Somebody steals your identity, your financial info, your passwords, whatever you THOUGHT was encrypted.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FREAK

8 posted on 03/07/2015 6:20:59 PM PST by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is...sounding pretty good about now.)
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To: CyberAnt

Dogs sleep with cats, burning hail falls, sulfurous fumes rise from the earth, the Federal Reserve closes its doors, widespread panic...

The usual stuff.


16 posted on 03/07/2015 7:00:55 PM PST by Axenolith (Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
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To: CyberAnt
Exactly what is supposed to happen if you do get the bug ..??

You don't "get" a bug. It's not like a virus or malware. This is an exploit that means that the secure channel you establish with your bank, for instance, can be compromised, en route, and from your machine, it could look like you're communicating securely with your bank, when in reality you're passing all of your clicks and typing to a third party. This is known as a "man in the middle" attack. There's no "tell" if it's happening to you, before or after. You'll wake up one morning, you bank accounts will be drained, your email will be compromised, everything secure will be compromised.

39 posted on 03/08/2015 6:01:04 AM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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