Dear Ubuntu Users, Stop Saying the Ubuntu Is Unprotected Against the Heartbleed Exploit | Linux Today

Dear Ubuntu Users, Stop Saying the Ubuntu Is Unprotected Against the Heartbleed Exploit

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 16, 2014

The Heartbleed vulnerability that has been discovered just last week took the world by surprise and most of the affected services and operating systems that were affected have been patched. Unfortunately, some of the Ubuntu users didn’t understood how the patching process worked and have started to flood the forums and other social media with the message that Ubuntu is vulnerable.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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