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Five hundred tax file numbers hacked every day

Federal police are hunting a gang of identity thieves who have been hacking the tax file numbers of up to 500 Australians a day.

Five hundred tax file numbers hacked every day
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The sophisticated online fraudsters have breached payroll systems, harvesting extensive personal details of workers and using the information to lodge fraudulent tax returns.

Read the full story at The Sydney Morning Herald.

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