“The US Internet Revenue Service has launched a new unit dedicated to tackling the rising rate of identity theft through hacking. The US agency’s unit comprises of roughly a dozen agents, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. The agents, based in Washington, will focus on cybercrime related to tax fraud, including the theft of data which is then used to collect victim tax refunds without their consent. IRS data suggests that within the last fiscal year, over 1,000 cases of identity theft involved the loss of data through digital means.”
http://www.zdnet.com/article/irs-sets-up-dedicated-cybercrime-unit-to-combat-identity-theft/
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