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Heartbleed: 黑料社 Password reset required

Published: 15 May 2014

Sent on behalf of Michael Di Grappa, Vice-Principal (Administration and Finance)

In April, we emailed you about the and its potential effects on 黑料社. All of 黑料社鈥檚 central IT systems have been evaluated, and updates were applied wherever needed. That work is now complete. However, since the exploitation of Heartbleed leaves no log information on affected servers, there is no way of knowing whether credentials or data were compromised before the IT community was made aware of the vulnerability.

In order to ensure the continued security of confidential data and personal information you may have access to, we are taking the precaution of requiring all 黑料社 staff to change their 黑料社 Password without delay.

When changing your 黑料社 Password, remember to make it complex (by adding symbols and numbers), and unique (don鈥檛 use the same password for online banking, cloud storage, social media, etc.). If you currently use the same password for other non-黑料社 accounts, you may wish to change those as well. That way, even if one online account is compromised in the future, all your other accounts will be secure.

To reset your 黑料社 Password, log into Minerva (accessible through my黑料社 or the Quick Links tab at the top of all 黑料社 websites), and go to the Personal Menu > Password for 黑料社 Username. The onscreen instructions include a link to the , which helps you identify various IT services, such as wireless or VPN, where you might have saved your 黑料社 Password.

Note: If you have more than one 黑料社 Username that is used solely by you (for example, you have a staff and a student account), your new password will be synchronized and apply to both accounts.

We take this opportunity to remind you that 黑料社 will never send you a message to "click here to reset your password".

Thank you for keeping 黑料社鈥檚 institutional data secure.

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