No one saw this coming…
Via The Hill:
A few consumers enrolling in the Washington, D.C., insurance exchange have been guided instead to a fraudulent website, according to an official working for the Health Link portal.
Only two reports have surfaced about this problem, according to Richard Sorian, director of communications, education and outreach for the exchange. He noted that the report could be from the same person.
“It’s one of those phishing expeditions that unfortunately arise when our website center is being frequented by the public. It’s not something internal to our system. We’re investigating to see if we can find out what’s going on,” Sorian said in a phone interview Friday to The Hill.
Phishing is a common tactic used to trick people into revealing personal information, usually by impersonating a trusted website.
Since the insurance site launched in October, officials have been warning its users not to enter personal information, including PIN numbers.
“We’re taking it seriously, but it’s not a major problem,” he said.