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IRS Computers Penetrated by Investigators

A General Accounting Office report shows that government investigators were able to access IRS files and gain access to Social Security numbers and tax information.

Information Security: IRS Electronic Filing Systems, GAO Web Site.
Agency Hacked Into IRS E-File System Flaws Found by GAO Said to Be Fixed, Washington Post (AP), March 16, 2001.