The Obama administration has reset the passwords of consumers who created accounts through HealthCare.gov, saying the precautionary move was necessary to protect personal information at risk through the newly discovered Heartbleed Internet bug.

Those who have accounts will be prompted to create new ones the next time they visit the site, according to an announcement posted on HealthCare.gov, a federal website managed by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

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