You may have read some long explainers about how Heartbleed works, but this cartoon is the simplest description you’ll see of the bug.
Using just six panels, three words — potato, bird and hat — and his usual charming style, Randall Monroe perfectly explains how the Internet’s scariest security hole works. Check it out below. The only downside: knowing with clarity how it works only makes it more scary. [XKCD]
