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104,000 taxpayers have personal info stolen from IRS website

Officials said the breach was part of an elaborate scheme to claim fraudulent tax refunds. In order to access the information, the thieves cleared a security screen that required knowledge about the taxpayer, including Social Security number, date of birth, tax filing status and street address.

 

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