Technology

A group of law firms has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service on behalf of an estimated 330,000 taxpayers who were affected by a data breach in the IRS’s online Get Transcript application.

Ernst & Young announced a strategic business relationship with Hortonworks to provide new data management offerings that leverage and extend Hortonworks Data Platform.

Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee sent a letter Monday to four federal service centers asking for clarification on reporting practices for federal employees’ wage and tax statements to the Social Security Administration and state tax agencies in order to safeguard against tax-related identity theft.

Wipfli announced it has become a champion of National Security Awareness Month.

Online business software developer Exact is introducing Exact Online for Accountants, a cloud-based tool aimed at boosting collaboration with clients and streamlining project management.

If the recent revelation that the data breach in the IRS's Get Transcript app was much bigger than originally thought didn't scare you, you're not paying enough attention.

The Internal Revenue Service said it will not assert that an individual whose personal information may have been compromised in a data breach must include in gross income the value of the identity protection services provided by the organization that experienced the data breach.

Weaver launched a new IT advisory service to provide computer network security assessments performed by a Certified Ethical Hacker.

The Big Four firms collectively account for nearly two-thirds of the global risk consulting market and could expand that footprint if they acquire more cybersecurity firms, suggests a new report.

A Bulgarian hacker has admitted to participating in a $6 million fraudulent tax return scheme in which he used tax-filing information stolen from at least four major CPA firms in the U.S.