The Obamacare Website Was Hacked In July, But Officials Only Noticed It 10 Days Ago

Obamacare Website Down

A computer server hosting information for Healthcare.gov, the flagship Obamacare website that millions of Americans have trusted with their social security numbers, income totals and other sensitive personal information, was the subject of a hacker attack earlier this summer, officials said Thursday.

The federal government wasn’t aware it had been hacked on July 8 until just ten days ago.

The admission is fueling fires on Capitol Hill.

The powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee announced Thursday afternoon that it has ordered Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) chief Marilyn Tavenner to testify in a September 18 hearing about the Obamacare website’s security lapses.

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