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The IRS Paperless Push Has A Security Problem

The IRS Paperless Push Has A Security Problem

The agency's plan to scan away paper tax records now has a contractor security problem attached to it.

Hannah Olsen
July 24, 2026

A tax form is not safer just because it is no longer paper. At two contractor sites tied to the IRS paperless effort, sensitive taxpayer records moved through places with weak doors, stale software, and spotty system checks.

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