Compare and contrast the following statements:
“Thieves managed to steal information on more than 100,000 taxpayers from the IRS,” Commissioner John Koskinen said Tuesday
“’This is not a security breach. Our basic information is secure,’” Mr. Koskinen insisted.
Well, I am glad to know that stealing consumer data from the computer of an entity to which it was entrusted is not a security breach. Nothing to see here. Move along …
Read more: IRS hit by cyberattack, thousands of taxpayers’ information stolen – Washington Times.
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UPDATE: We now think we know a little more about this:
(1) Russian hackers are believed to have been behind it ( http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/27/politics/irs-cyber-breach-russia/index.html );
(2) Tax return information of more than 100,000 taxpayers was stolen;
(3) The information was used to obtain $50 million in fraudulent tax refunds;
(4) The taxpayers whose information was stolen will be offered free credit monitoring.
So, with this, can we now get a retraction of that incredible statement? “This is not a security breach.”