Cybersecurity
Hackers Breach HealthCare.gov System, Get Data on 75,000
Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
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Washington (AP) -- A government computer system that interacts with HealthCare.gov was hacked earlier this month, compromising the sensitive personal data of some 75,000 people, officials said Friday.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services made the announcement late in the afternoon ahead of a weekend, a time slot agencies often use to release unfavorable developments.