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applegrove

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Wed May 27, 2015, 04:25 PM May 2015

The IRS believes that a breach that enabled cybercriminals to steal the tax returns of more than 100

CNN Breaking News Email:

"The IRS believes that a breach that enabled cybercriminals to steal the tax returns of more than 100,000 people originated in Russia, two sources briefed on the data theft tell CNN.

On Tuesday, the Internal Revenue Service announced that organized crime syndicates used personal data obtained from elsewhere to access tax information, which they then used to file $50 million in fraudulent returns."

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The IRS believes that a breach that enabled cybercriminals to steal the tax returns of more than 100 (Original Post) applegrove May 2015 OP
Charming Sherman A1 May 2015 #1
They got mine! But I fooled them...I owed money. LakeVermilion May 2015 #2
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