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As for hacking, he said the IRS maintains the world's "greatest database" and it would be the goal of any serious hacker.

IRS fends off 4 million hacking attempts a day →

Mr. George said that even with new steps toward electronic authorization methods, criminals can always adapted to exploit the system's weaknesses.

J. Russell George, Treasury's IG, says taxpayer authentication a 'major concern' for IRS →