Why won't iPad open PDF's after updating to IOS8

After upgrading to IOS 8, my iPad Mini (MD541LL/A) will no longer open PDF's from a website using either Safari or Chrome.
This behavior was observed using 8.0.2 and is still there after upgrading to 8.1 (12B410).
A fix to this problem would be greatly appreciated.

Do all PDF documents fail to open from any website, or is the issue with a specific website? For example, if you search for "ext:pdf" on google.com, then click on a link with "[PDF]" at the beginning of the link, do they all fail?
Does Safari say it is unable to download the file, or does something else happen?

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