The Dhaka Times Desk Day by day hackers create a new hacking method in which the new invention of hackers in the internet world is 'Heartbleed'. British press The Guardian reported in a report, hundreds of millions of Android phone users worldwide are at risk of the new Heartbleed virus.
According to the Google official In a Guardian report Androids are at risk of global heartbleed, it has emerged 4.1.1 Jelly Bean Operating System Users. 4.1.1 Although the exact number of Jelly Bean users is not known, the operating system is used on millions of Android devices worldwide. As a result, users of these devices are undoubtedly at risk of software bugs.
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This heartbleed risk is high in all sites or programs that run websites using Open SSL. Meanwhile, various security firms say that this virus is not only causing problems in programs or operating systems, but this bug is not only affecting websites, but also creating problems in routers, switches, and firewalls.
According to the Guardian report, US intelligence agencies are on the list of victims of the heartbleed vulnerability Also the FBI website. But Google's connection is still safe, security experts say. Meanwhile, Internet-based businesses are also in trouble due to the Heartbleed bug. is under threat Cisco, Jupiter, Fortinet, Red hat And of WatchGuard Technologies Institutions like
Meanwhile, Google has officially said that only 10 percent of their Android operating system users are at risk of this heart bleed. However, Google did not provide the actual calculation.
On the other hand, while Google dismissed the threat, news agencies BBC says, the U.S. government is working with third-party organizations on the extent of the Heartbleed threat and what to do about it, and the government's server security department advised ordinary users to keep a close eye on email, bank accounts, social media accounts and other online assets.
Thank you: Independent | The Huffington Post
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