IRS Rolls Out Risky Tax Processing Systems

GovIT Geek writes to tell us that, despite known security issues, the IRS has decided to roll out two new applications for tax processing systems. "The [IRS inspector general] concluded in a September annual audit that security weaknesses in the agency's updated tax processing systems could enable malicious intruders to gain unauthorized access to taxpayer information and prevent the IRS from recovering applications during an emergency. The Customer Account Data Engine is a tax processing tool being deployed in phases to replace the existing repositories of taxpayer information, while the Account Management Services systems aim to provide employees with faster and better access to taxpayer account data."

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I think the response to this shouold be someone, somewhere, repeatedly breaking in and posting financial info on politicians. Do it enough times, they will get the message.

If you go do this, make sure you remember you didn't hear it from me, and that you do NOT brag about it. Don't be stupid.