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The Branding of a Bug: How Heartbleed Became a Household Name

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"Still, how Heartbleed was transformed from a security hole in an obscure part of open-source encryption software into a brand recognized around the world is a "fascinating case study in the success of viral marketing," said Andrea Matwyshyn, assistant professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. "

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