UPDATE: NSA Exploited Heartbleed Bug for Years - Bloomberg
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(Updated - April 11, 2014 3:27 PM EDT)
Internet companies scrambled to protect user accounts this week after word spread about a security threat called the Heartbleed Bug. The bug allows hackers to scrape a server's memory and gathering sensitive user data including usernames, passwords, and credit card numbers.
Adding to the controversy, Bloomberg reported on Friday that The National Security Agency knew about the flaw for at least two years and regularly used it to gather intelligence.
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