Have you filed yet?
Monday is Tax Day, of course—everyone’s favorite holiday. It’s that time of year when the weather begins to warm up, the sun spends more time in the sky, and the government comes knocking on your coffers. Not far behind: Hackers and fraudsters trying to score some of the levied loot.
This past week John Koskinen, commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, has been making the rounds on Capitol Hill. He has borne the unenviable task of explaining to various committees how the agency has used its “constrained resources” to secure its computer systems and protect taxpayer information—though neither approach appears to be working.
