The U.S. Government Accountability Office found within an 18-month period, HealthCare.gov had 316 security-related incidents, and the site is still vulnerable to attack, according to money talks news.
Here are five points:
1. The GAO reports most of the incidents involved potential attackers electronically probing CMS' systems.
2. The agency did not find evidence indicating an outside attacker successfully obtained sensitive data.
3. However, the website has weaknesses that may lead to "risk of unauthorized disclosure, modification or loss."
4. In a private report, GAO provided 27 recommendations to address the website's vulnerabilities.
5. In 2012, the Affordable Care Act created the HealthCare.gov portal.
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