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Join the Cybersecurity and Incident Response Group on LinkedInIRS seeks dismissal of data breach case | Legal News Line
After hackers stole the data of 330,000 taxpayers from an IRS database earlier this year, the federal agency now is requesting that the circuit court hearing the class action suit dismiss the case in its entirety. The IRS alleges the court does not have jurisdiction over the claims for three reasons: the claims are preempted by […]
IRS sued over hacking that affected 330,000 people – Fortune
Two taxpayers filed a suit seeking class action status against the Internal Revenue Service on Thursday in response to a massive data breach impacting hundreds of thousands of people. Hackers reportedly stole personal data including Social Security numbers and accessed completed tax returns. via IRS sued over hacking that affected 330,000 people – Fortune
FBI to Investigate Internal Revenue Data Breach – WSJ
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened an investigation into the theft of tax return information from the Internal Revenue Service, an escalation of the government’s response to the identity-theft scheme. via FBI to Investigate Internal Revenue Data Breach – WSJ
IRS cut its cybersecurity staff by 11% over four years | Computerworld
In 2011, the IRS employed 410 people in its cybersecurity organization, but by 2014 the headcount had fallen by 11% to 363 people, according to annual reports about IRS information technology spending by the U.S. Treasury Department Inspector General. via IRS cut its cybersecurity staff by 11% over four years | Computerworld