[New post] IRS says cyberattacks more extensive than previously thought

sskarthik posted: "The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said Monday a hacking attack into one of its computer databases revealed in May was much more extensive than previously thought, with nearly three times as many taxpayers hit by data theft. The IRS said in late May " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info IRS says cyberattacks more extensive than previously thought by sskarthik The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said Monday a hacking attack into one of its computer databases revealed in May was much more extensive than previously thought, with nearly three times as many taxpayers hit by data theft. The IRS said in late May the tax return information of about 114,000 U.S. taxpayers had been illegally accessed by cyber criminals over the preceding four months, with another 111,000 unsuccessful attempts made. A new review has identified 220,000 additional incidents where data was breached, the tax collection agency said. Read more... sskarthik | August 18, 2015 at 10:19 am | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3fJX Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/08/18/irs-says-cyberattacks-more-extensive-than-previously-thought-3/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com