MILLIONS HACKED! Obamacare website hack leaves millions of Americans vulnerable!

A hacker attacked the computer server that hosted information for Healthcare.gov, the flagship website for Obamacare, which millions of Americans have trusted with their social security numbers, income totals and other sensitive personal information.

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LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Even more terrifying, the government wasn't even aware it had been hacked in early July until the end of August.

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This announcement caused a stir in the capitol, and the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee announced on September 4 that it has ordered Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) chief Marilyn Tavenner to testify in a September 18 hearing about the website hacking.

"Considering this administration launched Healthcare.gov over the objections of CMS, it's unsurprising that the website has suffered a "malicious attack"," said committee chairman Darrell Issa, a California Republican lawmaker.

"For nearly a year, the administration has dismissed concerns about the security of Healthcare.gov, even as it obstructed congressional oversight of the issue. ... Tavenner must testify on the subject of transparency, accountability, and information security alongside the Government Accountability Office at our September 18th hearing."

HHS and Department of Homeland Security investigators have said that currently there is no evidence that consumer information was compromised, but did reveal that many of the addresses from which the attacks originated were located overseas.

"Our review indicates that the server did not contain consumer personal information; data was not transmitted outside the agency, and the website was not specifically targeted," said a statement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

"We have taken measures to further strengthen security."

An FBI official did tell the Wall Street Journal that even though some of the server attacks were believed to have been done by foreigners, the government does not believe these attacks were state-sponsored.

The hackers were able to exploit a security flaw, where a server that was not supposed to be accessible from the Internet was able to be accessed from the Internet.

Senator Lamar Alexander (TN, R.) blasted HHS on Thursday as more details of the tech failure emerged.

"This security failure is unacceptable - this administration has an obligation to keep Americans' personal information safe and secure from computer hackers," Alexander said in a statement.
"In the coming days, I will be seeking information from Secretary Burwell on how she plans to guard against this kind of security breach.'"

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