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'Critical' vulnerablity found in HealthCare.gov security

By CBS News / Associated Press  
   September 24, 2014

According to a report being released Tuesday, a critical vulnerability was found when the government's own watchdogs tried to hack into HealthCare.gov earlier this year. The report, conducted by the Health and Human Services Department inspector general who focuses on health care fraud, is a mixed review for the federal website that serves as the portal to taxpayer-subsidized health plans for Americans. CBS News reported that a weakness was found by the "white hat" or ethical hackers from the inspector general's office.

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