User blog:TheCrimsonOracle/Heartbleed OpenSSL Encryption Bug and You! Is wikia compromised?

I'm not sure if you guys have heard about the Heartbleed OpenSSL Bugs and I'm not really going to get into the meat and potatoes of why it happened. The Open SSL cryptographic library that many sites (as much as 2/3 of the internet) use has a bug in it that can allow people to view what we thought was relatively hidden. What does this mean? It means change your passwords, boys and girls. Sites like Tumblr, Facebook, and Pintrest are all compromised. If you're like me, you probably thought, "Oh no, what about wikia?"

Well, I have some good news. As of yet, Wikia remains uncompromised. However, this does not mean to sit still. Sites that your account may be connected to (Gmail for instance) could be compromised. I would highly advise changing your password regardless of if wikia is compromised or not along with those e-mails. Luckily, a lot of these sites have released patches so this sort of thing doesn't happen again hopefully.