mumsnet password reset - New email today (14th)

fire**fly

new email


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[FONT=Georgia, Arial]Dear Mumsnet user,[/FONT]
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On Friday 11 April, it became apparent that what is widely known as the 'Heartbleed bug' had been used to access data from Mumsnet users’ accounts.

Heartbleed is a security hole that existed in OpenSSL, the security framework which most websites around the world use. There’s a summary of Heartbleed and its effects here.

On Thursday 10 April we at MNHQ became aware of the bug and immediately ran tests to see if the Mumsnet servers were vulnerable. As soon as it became apparent that we were, we applied the fix to close the OpenSSL security hole (known as the Heartbleed patch). However, it seems that users’ data was accessed prior to our applying this fix.

So, over the weekend, we decided we needed to ask all Mumsnet users to change their passwords. So, you will no longer be able to log in to Mumsnet with a password that you chose before 5.45pm on Saturday April 12, 2014. If you haven’t changed your password yet, you can do so here.

We know this has been an enormous pain in the rear end for some of you, and we’re really sorry about that. We are aware that some reset emails aren’t turning up quickly enough. We believe it’s a problem with some email providers, who are struggling with the amount of automated mail that is being generated by lots of big sites requiring users to change passwords at this time. We’ve now made the reset links in the mails last for longer (48 hours) so that they don’t expire before you’ve seen them. Please do, though, mail us at [EMAIL="contactus@mumsnet.com"]contactus@mumsnet.com[/EMAIL] if you need any help.

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there's more but you should get the email I expect soon.
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fire**fly

pbs84 wrote: »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27028101

thanks pbs
x

fire**fly

Zanzib wrote: »

Just read Mumsnet's latest email.

They've extended the email link time because of delays in people receiving their link, so it's now 48 hours to use the link.

fire**fly wrote: »

new email
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thanks zanzib :A
looks like we posted at the same time :T

Zanzib

fire**fly wrote: »

thanks zanzib :A
looks like we posted at the same time :T

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