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Early reports from credit unions regarding the Heartbleed data leak indicate they and their members are suffering few, if any, impacts. But investigations, in many cases, are in early stages.

Many banking, mobile payment apps connect to servers vulnerable to OpenSSL flaw, says Trend Micro

MICROSOFT WITHDREW SUPPORT FOR THE OPERATING SYSTEM MOST OF AMERICA'S ATMS RUN ON THIS WEEK, LEAVING THEM OPEN TO NEW BUGS AND ATTACKS FROM HACKERS. AND IT WILL TAKE A WHILE FOR THE INDUSTRY TO CATCH UP.

The "heartbleed" bug may have put millions of passwords, credit card details and sensitive information in the hands of nefarious hackers. Before you change your passwords, security experts suggest making sure the website is now secure, and provide tips for creating stronger passwords.

On Tuesday, news broke that the safeguard many websites use to protect sensitive information on the internet has had a major security flaw for about two years. These sites use a security system called OpenSSL to encrypt data like content, passwords, and Social Security numbers. But thanks to a small coding error in a popular version of OpenSSL, nicknamed "Heartbleed," hackers can potentially steal sensitive datafrom vulnerable websites.

Cybercriminals have been developing increasingly sophisticated malware that make use of Windows PowerShell scripts in an attempt to fly under the radar.

Cybercriminals have been developing increasingly sophisticated malware that make use of Windows PowerShell scripts in an attempt to fly under the radar.

Two separate threats that use malicious Windows PowerShell scripts were identified in the past few weeks by malware researchers

Windows XP's end-of-life date is here, and while experts said dangerous new attacks won't arrive right away, they will soon enough.

This is the end. Your Windows XP computer will get its last update today. Oh, it's not going to roll over and kick the bucket, but continuing to use it will be more and more dangerous, since any new vulnerabilities that arise won't be patched. We checked in with a number of security experts to discuss just how risky life will be for those who continue to run XP.