US Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services 2014 Technical Error (Q10489)

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A data breach risk event
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US Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services 2014 Technical Error
A data breach risk event

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    January 2014
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    Rep. Darrell Issa slammed Obamacare administrator Marilyn Tavenner Thursday for failing to disclose that HealthCare.gov actually has revealed some customers personal information. During heated questioning from Oversight Committee chairman Rep. Issa, the committee determined that while Tavenner had just testified that HealthCare.gov didnt release Obamacare enrollees personal data (PII), the GAO confirmed that yes, it actually has leaked some information. For the 13 [breaches into HealthCare.gov], there was PII that was disclosed to a consumer through a technical glitch, said Gregory Wilshusen, GAO director of information security issues. Tavenner had said moments before in her testimony to the committee that there is no evidence that a person or group has maliciously accessed personally-id (English)