The challenge is
to detect the intrusion quickly
after the inevitably successful phishing attack, shut it down, and make it very difficult for bad actors
to access sensitive information in the interim even if they gain
access the network.»
The IRS had shut down the Data Retrieval Tool back in March
after learning that the tool was being used by hackers and criminals
to access the
sensitive personal and financial
information of student loan borrowers in the U.S.