Security experts have identified a new web encryption vulnerability that has been dubbed the ‘FREAK attack’. FREAK attack ‘allows an attacker to intercept HTTPS connections between vulnerable clients and servers and force them to use weakened encryption, which the attacker can break to steal or manipulate sensitive data.’ The sensitive data could, for example, involve passwords that a vulnerable Internet browser (the client) sends to a website you are logging into (the server) when initiated by the browser even though it is using HTTPS.
Here are a few things you need to know about your passwords and Sticky Password:
Remember: an important way you can mitigate the risks that accompany a stolen password stolen is to use a unique password for each website.
Mobile devices are particularly at risk of the FREAK vulnerability. If you’ve been accessing online accounts through your mobile device over unprotected (public) WiFi networks, we recommend that you check for updates for the browsers you’ve been using. In cases where you’ve been using a vulnerable browser, we recommend changing passwords 2 times: now, and then after you have applied the update for your browser – when it becomes available.
Check your browser’s vulnerability. This is the current situation: