| Study: IRS security vulnerable to social engineering (InfoWorld) |
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InfoWorld - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service computer network is vulnerable to social-engineering hacks with 60 percent of employees changing their computer passwords when requested by phone callers posing as help-desk workers, according to a government auditor. Read Entire Article |
While nobody likes filing tax returns, most people are rewarded handsomely for their efforts: About 75% of taxpayers get a refund, according to the Internal Revenue Service. In 2005, the average refund rang in at more than $2,000, a nice chunk of change.
| AP - More than 3 million people will have to wait until February to get their tax refunds because of Congress' late fix to the alternative minimum tax, the IRS said Thursday. | |
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