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Why the IRS was just hacked – again – and what the feds can do about it

Why the IRS was just hacked – again – and what the feds can do about it

Last month hackers stole Internal Revenue Service data belonging to more than 100,000 taxpayers. This sort of attack on the IRS and other federal computer systems keeps happening – and succeeding – because the government's cyberdefenses are not strong enough to resist.

Last month hackers stole Internal Revenue Service data belonging to more than 100,000 taxpayers. This sort of attack on the IRS and other federal computer systems keeps happening – and succeeding – because the government's cyberdefenses are not strong enough to resist.…