Thursday, May 28, 2015

IRS believes cyberattack originated in Russia, sources say

From Fox News:


IRS believes cyberattack originated in Russia, sources say


The IRS believes that criminals behind a major security breach that allowed them to access tax information from more than 100,000 U.S. households were based in Russia, sources confirmed to Fox News Wednesday.


A well-placed cyberintelligence source familiar with the investigation into the breach told Fox News that the attack, which breached the IRS system, originated out of Russia. Additionally, the IRS alerted the Department of Homeland Security following the breach, a federal law enforcement official said.

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