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The IRS Says Identity Thieves Hacked Its Systems Again

Source: fortune.com/2016/02/10/irs-hack-refunds/ - Feb 11, 2016

Identity thieves attempted to breach computer systems at the Internal Revenue Service to file fraudulent tax refunds.

The criminals were especially after E-file PINs, which are used by some individuals to electronically file a return, the agency said in a statement released Tuesday. Around 464,000 unique social security numbers were involved, and of that total, 101,000 SSNs were used to successfully access an E-file PIN.

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