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Subject: [ISN] States: Spike in Tax Fraud Against Doctors
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews ! org>
Date: 2014-04-23 8:33:11
Message-ID: alpine.DEB.2.02.1404230832550.7618 () infosecnews ! org
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By Brian Krebs
Krebs on Security
April 22, 2014
An unusual number of physicians in several U.S. states are just finding
out that they've been victimized by tax return fraud this year,
KrebsOnSecurity has learned. An apparent spike in tax fraud cases against
medical professionals is fueling speculation that the crimes may have been
prompted by a data breach at some type of national organization that
certifies or provides credentials for physicians.
Scott Colby, executive vice president of the New Hampshire Medical
Society, said he started hearing from physicians in his state about a week
ago, when doctors who were just filing their tax returns began receiving
notices from the Internal Revenue Service that someone had already filed
their taxes and claimed a large refund.
So far, Colby has heard from 111 doctors, physician assistants and nurse
practitioners in New Hampshire who have been victims of tax fraud this
year.
"I've been here four years and this is the first time this issue has come
across my desk," Colby said.
[...]
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