--- description: No security breach has been detected but online healthcare enrollees are warned to change their passwords as a precaution against Heartbleed title: Healthcare.gov Users Flagged in Heartbleed Review image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Healthcare.gov Users Urged to Change Passwords Over Heartbleed Fears by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 19, 2014 4:21 PM CUT by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 19, 2014 4:21 PM CUT People who used the Obama administration’s healthcare.gov website to enroll in insurance plans under the government’s healthcare reform law are being [warned](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/health-care-site-flagged-heartbleed-review "undefined") to change their passwords in defense against the notorious Heartbleed internet security flaw. “While there’s no indication that any personal information has ever been at risk, we have taken steps to address Heartbleed issues and reset consumers’ passwords out of an abundance of caution,” said a post on the website. The government is reportedly carrying out a review into the Heartbleed bug, according to the Associated Press. The Heartbleed programming flaw has affected widely used encryption technology, and major internet services have recommended users change their website passwords. Critics have said the healthcare online enrollment presents myriad opportunities for hackers to exploit security flaws. The IRS has already said it was not affected by Heartbleed. Obama announced this week that about 8 million people have enrolled in the insurance plans, exceeding forecasts. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/69123/heartbleed-obamacare-passwords/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/69123/heartbleed-obamacare-passwords/"},"headline":"Healthcare.gov Users Urged to Change Passwords Over Heartbleed Fears","datePublished":"2014-04-19T16:21:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:02:01.193Z","description":"No security breach has been detected but online healthcare enrollees are warned to change their passwords as a precaution against the programming flaw. The government is reportedly carrying out a review into the Heartbleed bug","url":"https://time.com/69123/heartbleed-obamacare-passwords/","keywords":["Tech","Affordable Care Act"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/69123/heartbleed-obamacare-passwords/","name":"Healthcare.gov Users Urged to Change Passwords Over Heartbleed Fears"}}]}] ```