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Risky Business at IRS When It Comes to IT Security, IG Finds
2014-11-14 07:00

http://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2014/11/risky-business-irs-when-it-comes-it-security-ig-finds/98921/ By Jack Moore Nextgov.com November 13, 2014

IRS Gave Sensitive Data to Convict Sentenced to 21 Years
2014-08-15 14:04

http://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2014/08/irs-gave-sensitive-data-convict-sentenced-21-years/91478/ By Aliya Sternstein Nextgov.com August 14, 2014

IRS, Hartford police conducting criminal investigation on Access Health data breach
2014-06-20 09:44

http://ctmirror.org/irs-hartford-police-conducting-criminal-investigation-on-access-health-data-breach/ By Arielle Levin Becker The CT Mirror June 19, 2014

IRS Employee Took Home Data on 20,000 Workers at Agency
2014-03-19 08:30

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-18/irs-employee-took-home-data-on-20-000-workers-at-agency.html By Richard Rubin Bloomberg March 18, 2014

Delayed software updates leave IRS computers prone to hackers, auditors say
2012-11-05 08:50

http://www.federalnewsradio.com/534/3103270/Delayed-software-updates-leave-IRS-computers-prone-to-hackers By Jack Moore FederalNewsRadio.com 11/1/2012

IRS plagued by computer vulnerabilities five consecutive years
2012-03-20 08:07

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20120319_2120.php By Aliya Sternstein Nextgov 03/19/2012

IRS Laptop Lost With Data on 291 People
2006-06-08 09:05

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/07/AR2006060701987.html By Christopher Lee Washington Post Staff Writer June 8, 2006 An Internal Revenue Service employee lost an...

Security glitch aids IRS phishers
2005-12-02 06:13

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/holes/story/0,10801,106645,00.html By Robert McMillan NOVEMBER 30, 2005 The U.S. Department of Labor said Wednesday it is working to fix a...

[ISN]	IRS security flaws expose taxpayer data to snooping, GAO finds
2005-04-19 13:14

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,101166,00.html By Andy Sullivan APRIL 18, 2005 REUTERS Security flaws in computer systems used by the Internal Revenue Service...

GAO Report Targets IRS Security Weaknesses
2003-11-18 12:11

http://dc.internet.com/news/article.php/3109851 By Roy Mark November 17, 2003 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and other Department of Treasury agencies, continue to have "material weaknesses"...