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Cyber-thieves steal Pin codes from US Revenue
Source: BBC
Cyber-thieves steal Pin codes from US Revenue
10 February 2016 Technology
The US government's tax collection agency has said attackers fooled its computers into generating more than 100,000 tax return Pin codes.
The codes could have been used to seek payouts had the scam not been detected.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said no personal taxpayer data had been compromised or disclosed by its systems.
It added it was monitoring use of its web application for any further signs of fraudulent activity.
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"Based on our review, we identified unauthorised attempts involving approximately 464,000 unique social security numbers, of which 101,000 SSNs were used to successfully access an e-file Pin," it said in a statement.
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10 February 2016 Technology
The US government's tax collection agency has said attackers fooled its computers into generating more than 100,000 tax return Pin codes.
The codes could have been used to seek payouts had the scam not been detected.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said no personal taxpayer data had been compromised or disclosed by its systems.
It added it was monitoring use of its web application for any further signs of fraudulent activity.
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"Based on our review, we identified unauthorised attempts involving approximately 464,000 unique social security numbers, of which 101,000 SSNs were used to successfully access an e-file Pin," it said in a statement.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35543578
