"Kentucky puts temporary hold on all e-tax returns"

[WilliamPitt]

Kentucky is putting a temporary hold on processing all electronic tax returns because of fraudulently filed tax returns through TurboTax, The Kentucky Department of Revenue announced.

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2015/02/06/kentucky-puts-temporary-hold-tax-returns/23000471/

The party's just getting started, methinks.

[Frustratedlady]

1. Has a list been printed of the 18 or so states that have been hit?

If so, I missed it.

[WilliamPitt]

3. I haven't seen one yet.

Seems as if we're going to find out one at a time.

[Fuzzy Slipper]

2. TurboTax halts all state tax filings due to fraud concerns

The popular TurboTax software has temporarily stopped processing state tax refund filings in all states after reports of fraud increased.
Criminals may be using identity information (like a Social Security number) that was stolen from somewhere else to file fake returns via TurboTax and collect refunds.
In Minnesota, for example, some taxpayers recently logged into TurboTax and saw that a return has already been filed under their name.
Intuit (INTU), the company that owns TurboTax, said that itself has not been breached, but an investigation is ongoing. About 29 million people used TurboTax to file their tax returns last year.

http://money.cnn.com/2015/02/06/news/companies/turbotax/index.html?iid=obinsite

[WilliamPitt]

4. ...and Massachusetts and Vermont join the party

http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/02/06/turbotax-stops-processing-state-tax-returns-fraud-reports/dvPJbZC9G4tpzJx9ORsZcJ/story.html?event=event12

[Generic Other]

5. I don't suppose changing the password will help...

Who is the patron saint of fubar?

[jen1980]

6. So sad to see corporations destroy our tax system like this

Is there nothing they won't leave alone? Intuit is a truly horrible organization.

[jeff47]

7. TurboTax wasn't hacked.

People are using stolen information to file fraudulent returns through TurboTax. You don't need to hack TurboTax to do that, and there's no evidence they did. You can enter any SSN you'd like when creating an account.

It's a little like claiming a mugger hacked the sidewalk to get away. Or that the ATM was hacked when thieves use a stolen card and PIN.

But that would be a less exciting story.

[Egnever]

11. Very bizarre continuing to run with this.

It's like a fox viewer refusing to believe when confronted with evidence.

This "hack" could be done with pen and paper just as easily. This is a result of all the security breaches in other companies like the latest Anthem breach. I would go so far as to say these fraudulent claims aren't a bit surprising.

[PeaceNikki]

8. Still no evidence that TT was "hacked". The most likely source is the Anthem breach.

Occam's razor meets connect the dots: 80 million datasets with all the information (including ballpark wages) to file a return.

If they were breached, they are required by law to disclose that they were. They are denying it because it's likely they were not.

[jeff47]

9. Probably not Anthem - the fraudulent returns have been getting filed for a while.

Though that depends on just how long they were in the Anthem database before they were spotted.

[krawhitham]

12. Anthem's breach started in December

Anthem's breach started in December

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_ANTHEM_HACK_DETAILS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[Egnever]

10. Can't believe you are running so hard with this one.

Fraudulent claims are being filed through turbo tax...Same could be done with pen and paper,

Not sure why you think this is such a story.