Even if you don’t know what OpenSSL is, go over to Mashable and check out their breakdown of which sites were vulnerable and where you should change your passwords.
http://mashable.com/2014/04/09/heartbleed-bug-websites-affected/
Go now. Do not pass go, do not collect two hundred dollars.
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