CNN: IRS believes theft of 100,000+ tax returns came from Russia

[NightHawkeye]

Sources: IRS believes massive data theft originated in Russia | CNN

Between February and May, criminals tried to access the tax accounts of 200,000 people, succeeding in about half the attempts, the IRS said. The agency said it plans to notify all 200,000 people to tell them that third parties appear to have access to their Social Security numbers and other personal information.

The roughly 100,000 taxpayers whose tax information was accessed will be offered free credit monitoring, the agency said.​

 

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Putin was mad because his deduction for military expenses in Ukraine were disallowed.

 

[NightHawkeye]

MSNBC has weighed in now with this: FBI opens investigation into data breach at IRS | MSNBC

The investigation by the FBI indicates the breach was far more serious than previously thought.​