IRS official alleges personal data leak and sues
An Internal Revenue Service official alleged that the IRS had leaked their personal information to a news website. The official brought a lawsuit against the IRS.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- United States
If your data was exposed
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organisation’s official website or app.
Timeline
- It emerged that an IRS official had sued the IRS, alleging a leak of personal information.
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