Healthcare.gov problems have been well documented ever since the website was launched, and if that’s not all, it appears that there’s a gaping security vulnerability that is yet to be fixed. Even though back in November it was said that the website had been “fixed,” TrustedSec CEO David Kennedy believes otherwise. He was able to access 70,000 records within four minutes through a rudimentary attack that didn’t actually involve attacking the website itself, Kennedy extracted information from Healthcare.gov without needing to go into the system. The good thing about whitehat hackers is that they don’t exploit vulnerabilities to wreak havoc or for personal gain, Kennedy’s aim is to attract attention towards this vulnerability so that it may be fixed once and for all in order to avoid a future intrusion by hackers who don’t play nice. (more…)
Healthcare.gov Hacker Accessed 70,000 Records In Under Four Minutes original content from Ubergizmo. 
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