U.S. Regulators Warn Banks About Heartbleed Bug

U.S. financial regulators expect banks to patch their systems to protect against the Heartbleed security bug, according to an alert sent to banks Thursday

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) warned that the bug could have exposed their networks to hackers, and saying they needed to patch their encryption software and "strongly consider" requiring their users to change their passwords, according to The Wall Street Journal.

"Attackers could potentially impersonate bank services or users, steal login credentials, access sensitive email, or gain access to internal networks," read the alert, according to the WSJ. Read more...