Heart Bleed Virus used by NSA to spy

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Two anonymous sources have been quoted by Bloomberg as
 saying the National Security Agency not only knew about the Heart Bleed
 virus, but exploited the hole to gather information on civilians.

The NSA declined to comment on the Heartbleed issue, but 
the Bloomberg report hits at a time when the agency is undergoing 
intense scrutiny, Bloomberg reported.

Heartbleed refers to a flaw in a security protocol that protects 
countless websites and web services, according to Bloomberg. The hole 
was caused by a coding mistake and was left unnoticed for two years.

Heartbleed allows anyone to read the memory of servers 
running OpenSSL, which leaves information such as usernames, passwords 
and credit card data exposed, Bloomberg reported.
comment: As the Pandora's box opened by Edward Snowden continues stir up the people of the U.S. as well as politicians, it would seem there are little limits to the loss of privacy. 

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	http://www.theyucatantimes.com/2014/04/bloomberg-reports-heart-bleed-virus-allegedly-exploited-by-nsa-to-gather-information-on-internet-users-for-years/ Two anonymous sources have been quoted by Bloomberg as saying the National Security Agency not only knew about the Heart Bleed virus, but exploited the hole to gather information on civilians. The NSA declined to comment on the Heartbleed issue, but the Bloomberg report hits at a time when the agency is undergoing intense scrutiny, Bloomberg reported. Heartbleed refers to a flaw in a security protocol that protects countless websites and web services, according to Bloomberg. The hole was caused by a coding mistake and was left unnoticed for two years. Heartbleed allows anyone to read the memory of servers running OpenSSL, which leaves information such as usernames, passwords and credit card data exposed, Bloomberg reported. comment: As the Pandora's box opened by Edward Snowden continues stir up the people of the U.S. as well as politicians, it would seem there are little limits to the loss of privacy.
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