IRS’ Rush to Secure Exposed Taxpayer Data Left It Vulnerable Again

NextGov: In its rush to respond to a 2015 crisis that allowed scammers to access the personal information of more than 350,000 taxpayers, the Internal Revenue Service skipped required security plan updates and risk assessments.

That haste may have left the already compromised taxpayer data vulnerable for years to come, according to an audit released Thursday.  

The 2015 crisis was spawned by weaknesses in the identity verification process for the IRS’ “Get Transcript” feature.

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