Hackers breached more than 100,000 accounts of taxpayers who had used the IRS’s “Get Transcript” application. The Get Transcript service allows taxpayers to review their tax account transactions, line-by-line tax return information or wage and income reported to the IRS for a specific tax year. The IRS branded the hack as a sophisticated effort. “We’re confident these are not amateurs, these actually are organized crime syndicates that not only we but everyone in the financial industry are dealing with,” says IRS Commissioner John Koskinen.”]
Source: https://www.healthcareinfosecurity.com/irs-100000-taxpayer-accounts-breached-a-8261