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What is Heartbleed?

Heartbleed is a serious vulnerability in OpenSSL, an open-source implementation of the SSL/TLS encryption used to secure the Internet. This vulnerability allows hackers to access sensitive data, eavesdrop on communications, and possibly impersonate services and users on web servers that use OpenSSL.

More information and online tools:

  • OpenSSL ‘Heartbleed’ vulnerability (CISA)
  • Check a URL to see if a site is vulnerable to the Heartbleed attack (Norton SafeWeb)
  • The Heartbleed Bug
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