Swordsmyth
10-03-2017, 08:43 PM
You'd think that government agencies would be reticent to work with Equifax given that it just exposed the private info of more than 145 million people (https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/02/equifax-will-warn-additional-hack-victims-by-mail/) through a preventable hack (https://www.engadget.com/2017/09/30/equifax-breach-shows-signs-of-possible-state-sponsored-hack/), but a massive data breach apparently isn't enough of a deterrent. The Internal Revenue Service recently awarded (https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=ea6f7d2c319f384e03e24ba0bdfad389&tab=core&_cview=0) Equifax a fraud prevention contract that will have it verifying taxpayer identities. And crucially, it was a no-bid, "sole source" contract -- Equifax was deemed the only company capable of fulfilling demand.
More at: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/irs-hands-fraud-prevention-contract-224500749.html
More at: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/irs-hands-fraud-prevention-contract-224500749.html