Exchanges Will Become Target of Hackers and Identity Thieves the World Over
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).
The threat of phishing attacks comes in addition to glitches that have mired the insurance exchanges, which went live on Tuesday.
The federally-run site for ObamaCare, or the Affordable Healthcare Act, posted error messages for at least 25 of 36 eligible states due to heavy traffic, according to Reuters.
Maryland delayed the opening of its state-run health-care exchange by four hours due to connectivity problems.
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