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February 10, 2016 08:00 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/9DFEwmCk9rA/identity-thieves-obtain-100000-electronic-filing-pins-from-irs-system
Identity Thieves Obtain 100,000 Electronic Filing PINs From IRS System
itwbennett writes: In January attackers targeted an IRS Web application in an attempt to obtain E-file PINs corresponding to 464,000 previously stolen social security numbers (SSNs) and other taxpayer data. The automated bot was blocked by the IRS after obtaining 100,000 PINs. The IRS said in a statement Tuesday that the SSNs were not stolen from the agency and that the agency would be notifying affected taxpayers.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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