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U.S. Government Says Hackers Trying to Exploit 'Heartbleed' Bug

April 12, 2014

U.S. Government Says Hackers Trying to Exploit 'Heartbleed' Bug

Reuters, By Jim Finkle

The U.S. government warned banks and other businesses on Friday to be on alert for hackers seeking to steal data exposed by the "Heartbleed" bug, as a German programmer took responsibility for the widespread security crisis.

On a website for advising critical infrastructure operators about emerging cyber threats, the Department of Homeland Security asked organizations to report any Heartbleed-related attacks, adding that hackers were attempting to exploit the bug in widely used OpenSSL code by scanning targeted networks.

Federal regulators also advised financial institutions to patch and test their systems to make sure they are safe. Read more.

U.S. Government Says Hackers Trying to Exploit 'Heartbleed' Bug

U.S. Government Says Hackers Trying to Exploit 'Heartbleed' Bug
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