Clementine
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I put this in politics instead of the healthcare forum because this isn't about the health care. It's about the way the administration completely neglected the security of Americans who obey him and go to the site. This is serious. I know the administration doesn't give a shit about our privacy and they spy on us, but it would be nice if they could have protected people from hackers. There is no security at the website and they knew it before they opened it and set deadlines for people to sign up.
Hacker Reveals How He Cracked ObamaCare Website In Less Than Four Minutes Hacker Reveals How He Cracked ObamaCare Website In Less Than Four Minutes | Independent Journal Review
The only good thing is that there aren't that many who enrolled. The majority are subsidized, so likely don't have much money to steal. Only a small percent, 24%, are young ones and the rest are elderly or those with pre-existing conditions. Most of those already had insurance, but went to the site looking for a cheaper or free plan. It's like the deal with Obamaphones. Many already had plans, but free is better. They were counting on the young ones to pay high premiums and that ain't happening.
And these type of attacks that I'm mentioning here, and the 70,000 [personal records Kennedy found] that you're referencing, is very easy to do. It's a rudimentary type attack that doesn't actually attack the website itself. It extracts information from it without actually having to go into the system.
Think of it this way. Think of something where you have a car and the car doors are open and the windows are open, you can see inside of it. That's basically what they allow you to do and there's no real sophistication level here, it's just really wide open. So there's no hacking actually involved.
Good to know, huh? Guess what's even more troubling? Kennedy said that gaining access to 70,000 personal records of ObamaCare enrollees via HealthCare.gov took less than four minutes, and required nothing more than a standard browser to pull off.
Hacker Reveals How He Cracked ObamaCare Website In Less Than Four Minutes Hacker Reveals How He Cracked ObamaCare Website In Less Than Four Minutes | Independent Journal Review
The only good thing is that there aren't that many who enrolled. The majority are subsidized, so likely don't have much money to steal. Only a small percent, 24%, are young ones and the rest are elderly or those with pre-existing conditions. Most of those already had insurance, but went to the site looking for a cheaper or free plan. It's like the deal with Obamaphones. Many already had plans, but free is better. They were counting on the young ones to pay high premiums and that ain't happening.
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