by admin | Oct 21, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Yesterday, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) issued a report regarding its investigation into the IRS’ electronic authentication controls. The investigation was prompted by identity thieves using the IRS’ Get Transcript program...
by admin | Jun 10, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Just a day after the IRS reopened its Get Transcript Online website, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) released a new study about the massive Get Transcript Online data breach that went from the beginning of 2014 to May 21, 2015 indicating...
by admin | Feb 28, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Two days ago, the, the IRS announced that the hacking of its “Get Transcript” program, which they had originally announced in May of 2015 and which was the subject of my Scam of the day for May 28, 2015 was far worse than either the number they originally...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 16, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
As I often say, the security of your private information that, in the wrong hands can make you a victim of identity theft, is only as strong as the security of the weakest entity that holds your information. Unfortunately, this was again proven to be correct when it...
