Feds shut down more sites in Heartbleed bug aftermath

By News Staff

Posted April 11, 2014 8:30 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Federal government websites have been slow to react after the Heartbleed bug revealed earlier this week. The Ontario government says its vulnerable websites have now been protected. And in the aftermath of the computer bug, reports suggest the U.S. National Security Agency knew about — and exploited — the bug.

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