Heartbleed: First reports of exploits emerge, warns US government agency

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US Department of Homeland Security warns of first reports of Heartbleed OpenSSL exploits found in the wild

The US Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT), a part of the Deparment of Homeland Security, has warned that the first sightings of exploits seeking to take advantage o...

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