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Washington
–
U.S.
Senators
Tim
Scott
(R-S.C.)
and
Jon
Tester
(D-Mont.)
are
demanding
that
the
IRS
rescind
its
recently
issued
$7
million
Equifax
contract
after
the
company
was
breached
jeopardizing
the
personal
financial
data
of
more
than
145
million
Americans.
Following
the
massive
data
breach
that
put
names,
Social
Security
numbers,
addresses,
driver’s
licenses,
and
birthdates
at
risk,
the
IRS
last
week
issued
a
multi-million
dollar
contract
to
Equifax
to
verify
taxpayers’
identities.
“Given
the
recent
cyber-attack
at
Equifax,
it’s unfathomable
how
the
IRS
could
knowingly
issue
a
multi-million-dollar
contract
to
a
company
that
carelessly
handled
the
personal
information
of
more
than
145
million
Americans,
putting
their
identities
and
personal
financial
wellbeing
at
risk,”
wrote
the
Senators. “Nearly one
half
of
the
entire
population
of
our
nation was
impacted
by
the
Equifax
breach
and
we
have
no
assurances
that
our
constituents’
personal
information
is
safe
in
their
hands.”
The
Senators
also
noted
that
while
there
are
ongoing
investigations
into
the
breach,
that
impacted
2.4
million
South
Carolinians
and
367,000
Montanans,
Equifax
should
not
be
receiving
any
taxpayer
money.
“The
IRS
should
immediately
rescind
this
contract
and
look
for
ways
to
address
its
needs
without
putting
taxpayers’
information
at
risk,”
the
Senators
demanded.
You
can
read
the
full
letter
HERE.
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