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GAO: Lax IRS cybersecurity puts taxpayer data in danger

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Government auditors this week slammed the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) cybersecurity infrastructure, saying the agency's lax response to previous recommendations has left taxpayer data at “increased risk of unauthorized disclosure, modification or destruction.”

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) disclosed that the nation's tax collector has failed to enforce strong passwords, encrypt sensitive data and physically protect computer resources.

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