In early April, researchersdiscovered the Heartbleed bug, a flaw in the popular OpenSSL toolthat powers secure web sessions. Despite the SSL promise ofheightened security, Heartbleed has allowed hackers to get a clear,unencrypted view of data for as long as two years, undetected.
Although specific credit union websites were not included on along list of potentially affected websites, credit unions are stillvulnerable through their members and their passwords. Learn howcredit union vendors are addressing the problem and what financialregulators recommend to reduce the potential for identitytheft.
|Heartbleed's Credit Union Impact: Threat of theWeek: Checkin with the nation's largest credit unions and vendors regardingOpenSSL vulnerability.
|Heartbleed Bug: FFIEC Pens Recommendations: Readsteps your credit union can take to reduce risk associated with thenew cyberattack.
|Heartbleed Bug Targets Online Activity: Members whoconduct business transactions or save passwords on websites couldbe affected.
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