10/01/2013

Obamacare exchanges vulnerable to hackers, use them at your own risk

If it wasn't bad enough that Obama is giving access to our private information to community organizers, now we have warnings that hackers are going to get easy access to our info.  Of course, there were earlier warnings about this security threat.  From Fox Business:
Security firm McAfee warned Tuesday that hackers are likely to take advantage of the rollout of ObamaCare exchanges this week by launching phishing attacks aimed at stealing personal information. 
Phishing attacks are designed to dupe users into revealing credit-card numbers or other confidential data by delivering phony links or attachments in emails and messages on social media sites. 
“I can say with a high degree of certainty that they will come. We live in a world where people look at compelling events and look to do something malicious. This is just the nature of the beast,” said Gary Davis, vice president of global consumer marketing at McAfee, which is owned by Intel (INTC). 
Like natural disasters or other major events, consumers searching for information about the new health-care exchanges are likely to be willing to disclose personal information in the coming weeks. . . .

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