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Heartbleed.

A security bug in OpenSSL, where more data can be read than should be allowed, which was disclosed and fixed in April 2014.

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  1. A security bug in OpenSSL, where more data can be read than should be allowed, which was disclosed and fixed in April 2014.

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Blend of heartbeat (“periodic signal generated to indicate normal operation of hardware or software”) + bleed.

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