Fallan wrote...
What's happening?
What I'm getting is that a large sum of websites/web services use encryption software called
OpenSSL and, as it turns out, for the last two years there was a huge exploitable bug (recently dubbed
Heartbleed) that can decrypt passwords, usernames, or any other data that the software is used for. Any account you make is vulnerable and anywhere you posted personal info, credit card numbers, etc is equivocally so.
Most web services have used the recent patch that fixes the bug, but any passwords used before the patch is at risk of already having been taken, so it's been recommended that people should start to change their passwords to protect themselves.