Chris, On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 2:24 PM, Chris Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > 2. Tax file numbers being hacked and used to divert tax refunds > <http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/five-hundred-tax-file-numbers-hacked-every-day-20151028-gklcx7.html> > "In one case this month, payroll software used by a Melbourne accounting > firm was hacked and the personal and financial details of 1600 employees > of its clients were obtained... > The Federal Police advised victims that the breach was just a small part > of a broader targeted attack on tax file numbers, with the ultimate goal > of to[sic] lodging false tax returns, that is yielding up to 500 > individual tax file numbers every day."
According to http://www.itnews.com.au/news/the-atos-secret-to-keeping-its-infosec-staff-engaged-410716 (and other Google Searches) an appsec capability is being developed by the ATO. Aside from involvement by the Privacy Commissioner, I am not aware what enforcement (if any) the ATO can enact against Accountants? -- Regards, Christian Heinrich http://cmlh.id.au/contact _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
