Post: NextGenUpdate uses CloudFlare, so it is subject to Cloudbleed. Change your passwords!
02-28-2017, 06:00 PM #1
NJN
I sat on your nachos
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"Cloudbleed is the name of a*You must login or register to view this content.*from the internet company Cloudflare that leaked user passwords, and other potentially sensitive information to thousands of websites over six months.*You must login or register to view this content.*'sitting down at a restaurant, supposedly at a clean table, and in addition to being handed a menu, you're also handed the contents of the previous diner's wallet or purse.' The name comes from Tavis Ormandy of Google's Project Zero, who reported the bug to Cloudflare and joked about calling it Cloudbleed after the*You must login or register to view this content.."

Who is Cloudflare?
"Cloudflare provides essential internet infrastructure and security to millions of websites. On*You must login or register to view this content., Cloudflare lists Nadaq, Bain Capital, OKCupid, ZenDesk and Cisco among others under its "Trusted by" section. Even though you might not be familiar with the name Cloudflare, chances are a website you've visited uses the company for security or information delivery."

It is best that you change your password for any websites that you use that utilize CloudFlare.

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03-02-2017, 01:12 PM #11
Cryptic
Former Staff | Content Manager
For the record, this was brought to the attention of a Spec and Outsider. Staff will probably be forced to change their PW's, the rest of us, it's up to us.

Incidentally if you're worried:

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LastPass: You must login or register to view this content. (Works for hard applications like Steam, Origin, uPlay, Windows Live Mail, Minecraft, etc you just C&P your PW from your vault)

Alternatives to LP:

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