Porn Luvin' Oregon Taxman Downloads Trojan, Puts Taxpayers at Risk of ID Theft

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Porn Luvin' Oregon Taxman Downloads Trojan, Puts Taxpayers at Risk of ID Theft

06-15-2006, 08:38 AM,

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Porn Luvin' Oregon Taxman Downloads Trojan, Puts Taxpayers at Risk of ID Theft

Quote:Electronic files containing personal data of up to 2,200 Oregon taxpayers may have been compromised by an ex-employee's unauthorized use of a computer, the Oregon Department of Revenue said Tuesday.

Amy McLaughlin, an information technology security officer with the state, said the incident apparently occurred when an employee downloaded a contaminated file from a porn site.

The "trojan" program attached to the file may have sent taxpayer information back to the source when the computer was turned on again...

full article: http://katu.com/stories/86791.html

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