Data Breach Omnibus Thread
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Re: Data Breach Omnibus Thread
Anyone who has been the victim of a data breach may get an IRS PIN. You don't have to be invited. Just put "Equifax breach" as the reason.
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Re: Data Breach Omnibus Thread
Maybe he's born with it.
Maybe it's make-believe.
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out ... y-n1045736
You there, Ephialtes. May you live forever.
Re: Data Breach Omnibus Thread
Not so. The IRS is clear that you have to have been invited OR live in one of a short list of states to get a PIN. I tried putting in a request and was denied.
I don't get why this is, but I suppose the answer "because it's a government agency and random insanity happens" is a good enough reason.
Re: Data Breach Omnibus Thread
That's terrible, when we applied, the only thing we had to put in as a reason was that our identities were exposed during the 2018 Equifax breach. Well, it's the government, there's no telling. I did it right after the breach, in November 2018, when it was hot and top of mind for everyone.WiseOne wrote: ↑Mon Aug 26, 2019 7:51 amNot so. The IRS is clear that you have to have been invited OR live in one of a short list of states to get a PIN. I tried putting in a request and was denied.
I don't get why this is, but I suppose the answer "because it's a government agency and random insanity happens" is a good enough reason.