Healthcare.gov on Heartbleed: Actually, Do Change Your Passwords

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Healthcare.gov on Heartbleed: Actually, Do Change Your Passwords
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After the massive online-security vulnerability k**wn as Heartbleed (http://mashable.com/category/heartbleed/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) was discovered earlier this month, Healthcare.gov (http://mashable.com/category/healthcare.gov/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) officials said customers of the new medical-coverage site had **thing to fear

**w, however, the site is is singing a different tune: Users who visit the Healthcare.gov homepage are presented with a message reading: "Reset your password to access your Marketplace account."

See also: The Heartbleed Hit List: The Passwords You Need to Change Right **w (http://mashable.com/2014/04/09/heartbleed-bug-websites-affected/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)


That's right, users can't even log in to Healthcare.gov without changing their passwords first. But the site said this is simply a precautionary measure. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/19/healthcare-gov-heartbleed-passwords/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

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