Obamacare site hacked but nothing taken, HHS says

Obamacare site hacked but nothing taken, HHS says
By Jose Pagliery
September 4, 2014: 5:17 PM ET

NEW YORK (CNNMoney)
Hackers silently infected a Healthcare.gov computer server this summer. But the malware didn't manage to steal anyone's data, federal officials say.

On Thursday, the Health and Human Services Department, which manages the Obamacare website, explained what happened. And officials stressed that personal information was never at risk.

"Our review indicates that the server did not contain consumer personal information; data was not transmitted outside the agency, and the website was not specifically targeted," HHS spokesman Kevin Griffis said.

But it was a close call, showing just how vulnerable computer systems can be....

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