Cybersecurity
Senators Ask IRS Whether Taxpayer Data Hit in SolarWinds Hack
- Senators ask how IRS is mitigating potential damage from hack
- Attack on U.S. agencies appears to be tied to Russia
This article is for subscribers only.
The top lawmakers on the Senate Finance Committee want a briefing from the IRS about whether taxpayer files were breached in the cyber-attack on multiple federal agencies.
Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ron Wyden, the committee’s top Democrat, sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Chuck Rettig on Thursday requesting information about the integrity of taxpayer data and how officials are mitigating any potential damage from the hack linked to Russia.