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Thieves Hacked IRS to Get Taxpayer Info

BREACH

Including tax returns.

Thieves using the IRS's own online service got access to information on more than 100,000 taxpayers, the agency announced Tuesday. “Get Transcript” was targeted between February and mid-May and used to gather information on file with the IRS, including tax returns and other tax information. It has since been temporarily shut down.

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